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Learning Disabilities

Hello fellow colleagues! I hope that you find this page to be a wealth of information on learning disabilities and specifically how learning disabilities affect our adult literacy learner. It is estimated that anywhere from 50-80% of our learners in adult literacy programs suffer from learning disabilities, so chances are that you will have or have already had a student who is learning disabled. Please feel free to contact me if you have any questions about learning disabilities or if your program would like to host a training on learning disabilities.

Publications

  • The Learning Disabilities Adaptations and Accommodations Guide
    The Learning Disabilities Adaptations and Accommodations Guide helps adult educators to understand and creatively use appropriate adaptations and accommodations to assist adults with learning disabilities in working toward their classroom and real-life goals.
  • Bridges to Practice Guidebooks 1-5
    The purpose of the series is to help literacy programs and their practitioners (teachers, tutors, volunteers, and program leaders) learn how to develop or improve services to adults with learning disabilities.
    • Guidebook 1: Preparing to Serve Adults with Learning Disabilities
    • Guidebook 2: The Assessment Process
    • Guidebook 3: The Planning Process
    • Guidebook 4: The Teaching/Learning Process
    • Guidebook 5: Creating Professional Development Opportunities
  • Learning Disability Intervention Manual
    The Learning Disability Intervention Manual (LDIM) was designed specifically to be used to develop goals, objectives, and educational intervention strategies for students based on the results of the Learning Disability Evaluation Scale.

Most Recent Weblog Post

SABES Field Notes Issue on Learning Disabilties (May 15, 2008)

Find a wealth of information in SABES's Field Notes newsletter with a focus on learning disabilities. Find articles from that explore SMARTER teaching methods, graphic organizers, and much more. To download the newsletter, go to: http://www.sabes.org/resources/publications/fieldnotes/vol17/fn172.pdf

Posted on Thursday, May 15, 2008 | In Categories: Learning Disabilities

Cognitive Instruction Strategies Website (March 20, 2008)

The University of Nebraska-Lincoln has built a website devoted to Cognitive Strategy Instruction. While it is geared mainly to children, many of the strategies are also applicable to adults. Check it out at: http://www.unl.edu/csi/index.shtml

Posted on Thursday, March 20, 2008 | In Categories: Learning Disabilities, Numeracy, Reading

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Important Links

  • National Center for Learning Disabilities
    NLD provides essential information to parents, professionals and individuals with learning disabilities, promotes research and programs to foster effective learning and advocates for policies to protect and strengthen educational rights and opportunities.
  • LD Online
    LD OnLine.org is the leading information service in the field of learning disabilities, serving more than 200,000 parents, teachers, and other professionals each month.
  • Learning Disabilities Association of America
    LDA is the largest non-profit volunteer organization advocating for individuals with learning disabilities and has over 200 state and local affiliates in 42 states and Puerto Rico. The Virginia Branch of the LDA may be found at www.ldavirginia.org.
  • LD Resources
    The LD Resources web site has been providing information for people with learning disabilities and people who work with people with learning disabilities since 1995.
  • Learning Disabilities Worldwide
    Learning Disabilities Worldwide (LDW) works to enhance the lives of individuals with learning disabilities by increasing awareness and understanding of learning disabilities through their multilingual media productions and publications that serve populations across cultures and nation.