Literacy and Learning
Disabilities
Landmark East School Adult Literacy Landmark
East School, Wolfville, Nova Scotia. 1999.
Using the expertise developed over 20 years working with learning disabled
adolescents, this school conducted a three-year pilot project to research and
develop a remedial program to meet the educational and vocational needs of
adult learners with specific learning disabilities. This resource evaluates the
program, curriculum, and outcomes, through interviews with staff and students,
and makes recommendations for developing similar programs.
Special Needs Assessment Procedures: A Guide to Ensure
Equal Access to Literacy Programs for Adults with Disabilities
Pat Hatt, Toronto District School Board, the
National Literacy Secretariat. 2000.
The information in this guide is organized in five sections, each dealing
with a group of disabilities - cognitive, learning, motor, psychiatric and
sensory. Each section contains some basic information about the disability,
including its common causes and manifestations, and some information on
recognizing when a person is experiencing it. Some suggestions are offered on
how you can work more effectively with learners who have disabilities.
Destination Literacy: Identifying and Teaching Adults
with Learning Disabilities
The Learning Disabilities Association of
Canada (LDAC). 2000.
This resource builds upon new research on adult literacy and learning
disabilities and LDAC 's work in the literacy field over the last 10 years. The
book offers practical teaching strategies and useful information for those who
work or volunteer in this field and whose role is to identify and assist adults
with LD. The section on Screening and Academic Assessments of Adults at Risk
for Learning Disabilities provides an easy-to-use questionnaire and
checklists, and a case study to guide the reader through the screening process.
In Teaching Strategies, tips for reading, writing, spelling and math are
provided in easy-to-follow detail. The Technology section explores a
variety of technological tools and devices that help compensate and accommodate
people with learning disabilities. In Lesson Ideas, a variety of
easy-to-use lesson plan strategies provides tutors with useful information and
materials for diverse literacy levels.
If you prefer, you can order directly ($50 + GST + postage) from The
Learning Disabilities Association of Canada (in Ottawa) at Fax: (613) 235-5391
or email: kathiew@istar.ca
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On-Line Literacy Tool
The Canadian literacy community now has access
to an on-line version of the Canadian Literacy Thesaurus/Thésaurus
canadien d'alphabétisation, thanks to a grant from the National
Literacy Secretariat. The Thesaurus is a list of subject terms in English and
French which are specific to literacy practices and activities in Canada. It
can be used to provide subject access to collections of literacy materials, and
will also be of interest to those who wish to familiarize themselves with
terminology in the field.
To view the Thesaurus, go to: http://www.thesaurusalpha.org/
The Thesaurus can be used to index documents -
print, audiovisual, or electronic. It can also be used to organize reading
lists and bibliographies. People can consult the Thesaurus when searching in
existing databases such as library catalogues. The Thesaurus will be helpful to
people who wish to familiarize themselves with terminology or emerging concepts
in the Canadian literacy field.
The Thesaurus is produced and maintained by the
Canadian Literacy Thesaurus Coalition.
For more information, contact:
Thora Gislason
Canadian Literacy Thesaurus Coalition
c/o Centre AlphaPlus Centre
2040 Yonge Street, 3rd Floor
Toronto, Ontario M4S 1Z9
E-mail: tgislason@alphaplus.ca
Phone: (416) 322-1012 or 1-800-788-1120
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