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CHAPTER ONE
The Nature and Impact of Learning Disabilities on Adults
Helping Staff Members Understand Learning Disabilities
What Learning Disabilities Are
What Learning Disabilities Are Not
A chart of the general characteristics of LD
The Emotional Impact of Learning Disabilities on Adults
Characteristics of Successful Adults |
CHAPTER TWO
An In-Depth Look at Learning Disabilities and ADD/ADHD
Language-Based Learning Disabilities (Dyslexia)
A chart of characteristics
Nonverbal Learning Disabilities
A chart of characteristics
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
A chart of characteristics |
CHAPTER THREE
Learning Disabilities and the Law
The Laws
Disability Defined
The Rights and Responsibilities of Individuals with Learning Disabilities and Adult Education Programs
Providing Accommodations
Requirements for Program Participation
Code of Conduct
DOE Monitoring—ADA Questions
LD Policies and Procedures Checklist |
CHAPTER FOUR
Screening Adults for Learning Disabilities
What Are the Benefits of Screening?
Why is Screening Necessary?
Screening Tools
Screening Options
Screening Options Flowchart
How Do Other Programs Fit Screening Into Their Intake Procedures?
Intake and Assessment Chart
Step-by-Step Procedures
Explaining Screening Results to Students
What Should I Do When a Student:
Presents formal documentation
Claims to have LD but doesn’t have documentation
Fails to make progress in class despite hard work
Joan’s Test Results |
CHAPTER FIVE
Classroom Accommodations
What is an Accommodation and How Is It Different
From a Modification or Remediation?
What Does the Term “Reasonable Accommodations” Mean?
When Do You Choose Accommodations?
Are There Inexpensive Accommodations?
How Does a Student Get Modifications or Accommodations on the GED Test?
Is There a Comprehensive List of Accommodations That I Can Use With My Students?
How Is the Information About a Student’s Accommodations
Shared With a Teacher?
Which Accommodations Would Help Joan?
Joan’s Accommodation Record
Most Frequently Used Accommodations
Kansas Accommodations List |
CHAPTER SIX
Assisting Adults with LD and ADD/ADHD in the Content-Area Classroom
Creating An Optimal Learning Environment
Maintain an Orderly, Distraction-Free Learning Space
Provide Appropriate Accommodations
Incorporate Four Essential LD Teaching Principles
Introduce Students to Learning Styles
Offer a Variety of Learning Strategies
Strategies for Different Learners:
The Visual Learner
The Student with Nonverbal Learning Disabilities
The Student with Attention Deficit Disorder
Helping the Disorganized Student
Accommodating the Poor Reader
What To Do When Students Fail to Make Progress
Final Thoughts for Teachers |
CHAPTER SEVEN
Reading Strategies
What it Takes To Be a Good Reader
The Importance of Assessment
Best Instructional Practices
The Beginning Level Reader: Skills Below a 5.9 Grade Level
Conducting a Meaningful Assessment
Using Test Results to Plan Instruction
The Orton/Gillingham Approach
Recommended Instructional Programs
Strategies for Increasing Phonemic/Phonological Awareness
Teaching the Alphabet Sequence
The Intermediate Level Reader: Skills Between a 6 and 8 Grade Level
Identifying Students with Weaknesses in Print Skills
Analyzing Test Results
Goals for Instruction
Recommended Instructional Programs
Additional Strategies for All Reading Levels
Strategies to Reduce Eye Fatigue
Fernald VAKT Word Reading Strategy
The Role of Assistive Technology for All Reading Levels
Developing Reading Fluency
Vocabulary Development
Active Comprehension Strategies |
CHAPTER EIGHT
Math Strategies
Identifying Students with Math Problems Related to Learning Disabilities
Language-Based Learning Disabilities and Math Achievement
Strengths
Weaknesses
General Teaching Approaches
Strategies Chart
Positive Outcomes
Nonverbal Learning Disabilities and Math Achievement
Challenges
Strengths
General Teaching Approaches
Strategies Chart
Positive Outcomes |
CHAPTER NINE
Writing Skills
Instructional Components Needed for Success
Reducing Anxiety About Writing
Activities for Generating Language
Developing Sentence “Sense”
Teaching Paragraph and Essay Structure
The Writing Process
Before-You-Write Strategies
While-You-Write Strategies
After-You-Write Strategies
Using Assistive Technology to Compensate for Writing Deficiencies |
CHAPTER TEN
Assistive Technology
The Promise and the Challenge
Good Resource Materials
Developing Program-Wide AT Policies
Making Appropriate AT Choices
“Low-Tech” and “High-Tech” Options
Needs Addressed by Computer-Based AT Software
Recommendations and Reviews of Software
Getting Outside AT Support Services
Student Outcomes |
CHAPTER ELEVEN
Community Resources for Diagnostic Testing
What is Formal Diagnostic Testing?
Why Would You Recommend a Formal Diagnostic Assessment?
Where Can You Get an Evaluation?
Information For The Student
Questions to Ask a Diagnostician Before Making a Referral
Sample Referral Letter |
Appendix A
LD Screening - procedures and testing materials
Step 1
Step 2
Step 3
APPENDIX B
Classroom Assessments
Student Self-Evaluations
Multiple Intelligences Lesson Plan |