Return-Path: <nifl-ld@literacy.nifl.gov> Received: from literacy (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by literacy.nifl.gov (8.10.2/8.10.2) with SMTP id eALKMo918917; Tue, 21 Nov 2000 15:22:50 -0500 (EST) Date: Tue, 21 Nov 2000 15:22:50 -0500 (EST) Message-Id: <3A1ACBEC.7C630733@webster.edu> Errors-To: listowner@literacy.nifl.gov Reply-To: nifl-ld@literacy.nifl.gov Originator: nifl-ld@literacy.nifl.gov Sender: nifl-ld@literacy.nifl.gov Precedence: bulk From: Jeri Levesque <levesqjr@webster.edu> To: Multiple recipients of list <nifl-ld@literacy.nifl.gov> Subject: [NIFL-LD:3281] Re: workplace accommodations X-Listprocessor-Version: 6.0c -- ListProcessor by Anastasios Kotsikonas Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii; x-mac-type="54455854"; x-mac-creator="4D4F5353" X-Mailer: Mozilla 4.61 (Macintosh; I; PPC) Status: O Content-Length: 1970 Lines: 49 Anne, What timing - I spent the better part of the morning researching your question for my own project. I found interesting material at http://www.pbs.org/literacy/wes This is a package for workplace essential skills - I'm working on a project to design a curriculum for 100 young people (hs drop outs, no GED) to integrate workplace literacy, pre-GED prep and substance abuse awareness. I suspect many have LDs and the drug use is directly connected - they all have slots to become trained for jobs in the construction field if after 8 weeks they improve literacy and pass the screen. I have developed training materials for adult literacy and learning disabilties and the accomodations seems pretty limited to learning rather than job performance - at least I know where I'm lacking as I begin this challenge! Jeri Levesque, ED.D Associate Professor, Webster University Program Evaluator, LIFT-Missouri Anne Murr wrote: > Last summer Glenn Young challenged my thinking about literacy > instruction in this manner - it takes too long for LD adults to learn > to read. Get them to work first. Find the accommodations, the > technology to make them successful and productive on the job. Then > literacy can be addressed. > > A group of adult literacy and ABE providers in Des Moines has begun > meeting to identify how we can prepare adults with low literacy > skills to improve their job skills. Because of Iowa's very low > unemployment rate, there are jobs waiting for these persons once > their skills are in place. > > My question to Glenn and whomever else has experience in this, what > are inexpensive, easily applied accommodations, technology, supports > which will give persons with low literacy skills the opportunity to > be successful on the job? > > And by the way, I will continue to place high priority on literacy learning! > > Anne Murr > Adult Literacy Center > Drake University > Des Moines, IA 50311 > 515-271-3982 > anne.murr@drake.edu
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