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New Brain Findings On Dyslexic Children: Good Readers Learn From Repeating Auditory Signals, Poor Readers Do Not
ScienceDaily
The vast majority of school-aged children can focus on the voice of a teacher amid the cacophony of the typical classroom thanks to a brain that automatically focuses on relevant, predictable and repeating auditory information, according to new research from Northwestern University. But for children with developmental dyslexia, the teacher's voice may get lost in the background noise of banging lockers, whispering children, playground screams and scraping chairs, the researchers say.
Seeking The Biological Basis Of Dyslexia
ScienceDaily
Most researchers agree that the reading disability stems from an inability to link specific sounds to written letters and words. But any consensus quickly breaks down when scientists discuss the underlying biological causes that lead to those difficulties.
Assistive
Technology-Meeting the Needs of Adults with Learning Disabilities
Adrienne Riviere
This article includes a sampling of tools and technologies that
have been designed or adapted to help improve functional capabilities.
Adults
with Learning Disabilities
Sandra Kerka
This digest looks at current definitions of learning disabilities,
the experiences of adults with LD, factors influencing their successful
adjustment to adult life, and strategies for adult educators and
counselors.
ESL
Instruction and Adults with Learning Disabilities
Robin Schwarz & Lynda Terrill
This digest reviews what is known about adult ESL learners and
learning disabilities, suggests ways to identify and assess ESL
adults who may have learning disabilities, and offers practical
methods for both instruction and teacher training.
A
Guide to Learning Disabilities for the ESL Classroom Practitioner
Christine Root
This article is a basic primer on learning disabilities. It describes
classroom behaviors associated with several common learning problems,
the results of research into them and offers practical suggestions
to classroom teachers for working more profitably with these students.
It's
About More than Learning: How Learning Disabilities Affect Social
Skills and Relationships
LD InfoZone
This article discusses the difficulties with social interactions
faced by many individuals with learning disabilities.
Real
world LD: Adults Speak Out About Living and Working with LD
LD InfoZone
In this article, LD News spoke with adults with diagnosed learning
disabilities about the effects of those disabilities on their
lives at home and at work.
Tips
for Self-Advocacy in the Workplace
Dale S. Brown
This article outlines and describes steps that adults with learning
disabilities can take to become self-advocates and to request
accommodations or services in the workplace.
Adults with Learning Disabilities-Definitions and Issues
This fact sheet provides: a definition of learning disabilities in adults; a list of common elements found in many useful LD definitions; and a list of areas in which LD may affect life situations of adults.
Florida's Focus on Learning Disabilities: Bridges to Practice Web-based Training
This web-based training module was created for Florida adult educators to provide on-line professional development on learning disabilities in the adult student.
Keys
to Effective LD Teaching Practice
This 161 page resource book was developed
by Tennessee AE practitioners, Bridges to Practice trainers, and
a UT professor/psychologist. It shares the action research experiences
of a group of teachers as they used various instructional strategies
and approaches reflecting "LD appropriate instruction"
as described in Bridges to Practice.
Learning Disabilities Adaptations & Accommodations Guide
After a brief introduction to understanding learning disabilities and accommodations, this guide lays out a framework to match adaptations to a variety of literacy skills.
Learning Disability Resources
The LD Resources web site has been providing resources for people with learning disabilities since 1995.
NCLE
Resource Collection: Learning Disabilities and Adult ESL
NCLE's Resource Collections bring together
information and resources on topics of interest to those working
in the field of adult ESL. The purpose of the collections is to
provide a starting point for exploration--an overview of the reports,
articles, organizations, and other resources that are currently
available on specific topics.
NIFL
Publications on Learning Disabilities
This site includes directories, newsletters
and news articles relating to learning disabilities.
Online Course for Instructing Visually Impaired Adults
The American Foundation for the Blind National Literacy Center offers this
course, free of charge, to all professionals interested in improving their awareness and understanding of issues faced by adults who are visually impaired and have low literacy skills.
Web
Accessibility Initiative (WAI)
This site contains many links to resources
and information pertaining to individuals with disabilities and
how to bring accessibility to the World Wide Web to them. |
