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 g1RFPRu19797; Wed, 27 Feb 2002 10:25:27 -0500 (EST) Date: Wed, 27 Feb 2002 10:25:27 -0500 (EST) Message-Id: <sc7ca562.057@gwia.parkland.cc.il.us> 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: "Susan Jones" <sujones@parkland.edu> To: Multiple recipients of list <nifl-ld@literacy.nifl.gov> Subject: [NIFL-LD:3906] Assessment Software for LDs/ foreign lang. X-Listprocessor-Version: 6.0c -- ListProcessor by Anastasios Kotsikonas Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-7 X-Mailer: Novell GroupWise Internet Agent 5.5.5.1 Status: O Content-Length: 1076 Lines: 16 I just got a phone call from an administrator who's looking at grant possibilities. He is investigating the use of software for assessing the needs & nature of students with learning disabilities at the adult level (we're a community college). Is there such an animal? (I told him my experience with assessing students was all on a face-to-face basis.) If so, what companies make such software? Second question ¯ A teacher came to me to ask for ideas and suggestions for a student she has who is struggling; she suspects this student, a recent immigrant from a country in Africa, has learning disabilities. She often mispronounces words in English, moving consonants around and confusing vowels when either reading or speaking. Teacher suspects same thing happens in native language but, of course, wouldn't know. At any rate, this is making learning to write (and spell) tough on the lady ¯ ideas? suggestions? Thanks in advance! Susan Jones Academic Development Specialist Academic Development Center Parkland College Champaign, IL 61821 sujones@parkland.cc.il.us
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