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Adults with Learning Disabilities

Self-directed learning packet: This is designed to foster a basic understanding of Learning Disabilities. This packet has been prepared by Dr. Elaine Manglitz, the on-line instructor for the Learning Disabilities course. This offers a comprehensive overview of web-resources for teaching adults with Learning Disabilities.

Books and Journals for Teaching Adults with Learning Disabilities: This bibliography was also prepared by Dr. Elaine Manglitz.

Putting Research to Work: LD and Adult Literacy (This is a pdf document. If you don't have adobe, you can download it by clicking here.): This research brief prepared by Linda Eastwick Covington brings the latest research findings related to learning disabilities and investigates their ramifications for Adult Literacy Instruction.

Resource Room - Free-spirited Structured Multi-sensory Learning: This innovative site provides lessons, word lists and articles as well as links to even more resources. Scroll down to find word and syllable list samples that may be useful for your students.

European Dyslexia Association: This site was recommended by a literacy instructor on the NIFL Discussion List who thought it provided a discussion of Dyslexia from a different perspective.

The Washington State Learning Disability Project - The Full Discussion: This page was compiled by Rochelle Kenyon, the moderator of NIFL's Learning Disability Discussion List. She writes, "I have taken the complete discussion on Washington State's LD Project including all questions and comments that were posted and developed a single document for your use. There is so much good information included that I wanted subscribers to have easy access to it. It is listed in chronological order beginning on April 24, 2007 and running through the last message on April 27, 2007."

Learning Differences.com - Serving Those Who Learn Differently: This site was recommended during the Washington Discussion as a "A wonderful resource for teaching math to struggling students is Dr. Richard Cooper… (who) authored Teaching Math to Students Who Learn Differently." Dr. Cooper was also a highly recommended speaker after a presentation for literacy instructors here in Georgia. You may find the items under "Learning Tools" particularly helpful.

Life Success - For Students with Learning Disabilities: "This teacher's guide is based on a 20-year longitudinal research project conducted by the Frostig Center in Pasadena, California. The project has traced the lives of a group of individuals who were identified as having a learning disability in childhood and attended the Frostig Center between 1968 and 1975. The purpose of the study was to identify those factors that lead to positive life outcomes in persons with learning disabilities." The site includes resources for fostering success, activities and activity worksheets as well as numerous references. LD online: LD online is primarily related to younger individuals with learning disabilities and their parents. However, under the category "LD In Depth," there are several topic areas relevant to adults and those who work with adults: Adult Issues, Postsecondary Education, and Technology. Each of these topics has additional links as well.

National Center for Learning Disabilities: This web site of the National Center for Learning Disabilities has an LD Info Zone with Fact Sheets on the different types of learning disabilities and a Resource Locater for each state. In addition there is a section on Living with LD: For Adults. The Fact Sheets do an excellent job of explaining the different kinds of learning disabilities, their signs, and some brief tips on how to address them.

Learning Disabilities Association of America: This is the web site of the Learning Disabilities Association of America, which was founded in 1963 to help support people with learning disabilities, their parents, teachers, and other professionals. There are many state chapters and there is one in Georgia, the Learning Disabilities Association of Georgia, http://www.ldag.org/. Several Georgia counties have chapters as well, and these can be found on the LDA of Georgia web site.

The Learning Disabilities Association of American web site has resources has sections with information for adults, teachers, professionals, etc., as well as a section on research and resources. The site is speech enabled with Browse Aloud software which would allow adults with reading disabilities to listen to the information on the web site.

Scwablearning.org: The web site is primarily geared for parents who have children with learning disabilities and/or ADHD. However, searches on "technology" and "adults" will yield information pertinent to adults with learning disabilities in literacy settings. Other topics on reading, processing disorders, etc. give valuable information on characteristics of students with LD and suggestions for strategies in working with them.

International Dyslexia Association: "The International Dyslexia Association (IDA) is a non-profit organization dedicated to helping individuals with dyslexia, their families and the communities that support them. IDA is the oldest learning disabilities organization in the nation - founded in 1949 in memory of Dr. Samuel T. Orton, a distinguished neurologist. Throughout our rich history, our goal has been to provide the most comprehensive forum for parents, educators, and researchers to share their experiences, methods, and knowledge."  This site was recommended by Karen Gregory (SDA 8).

Georgia Branch of the International Dyslexia Association (IDA): "The Georgia Branch of The International Dyslexia Association is a non-profit, scientific and educational organization which was formed to increase public awareness of dyslexia. We are a resource and support system for parents, dyslexics, and educators." This site was recommended by Karen Gregory SDA 8.

National Institute for Literacy: "The National Institute for Literacy, a federal agency, provides leadership on literacy issues, including the improvement of reading instruction for children, youth, and adults. In consultation with the U.S. Departments of Education, Labor, and Health and Human Services, the Institute serves as a national resource on current, comprehensive literacy research, practice, and policy."