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 j87LD6G11986; Wed, 7 Sep 2005 17:13:06 -0400 (EDT) Date: Wed, 7 Sep 2005 17:13:06 -0400 (EDT) Message-Id: <014601c5b3f0$d25d25d0$0202a8c0@Tomschoice> 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: "John Nissen" <jn@cloudworld.co.uk> To: Multiple recipients of list <nifl-ld@literacy.nifl.gov> Subject: [NIFL-LD:4838] RE: Incidence of LD in Corrections X-Listprocessor-Version: 6.0c -- ListProcessor by Anastasios Kotsikonas X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2900.2180 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Type: text/plain; Status: O Content-Length: 2568 Lines: 84 Hello Alan, That's a great piece in the current issue. I followed the link you gave, and came to your article: http://www.ncsall.net/?id=829 I was amazed by this disability: "Scotopic sensitivity: a neural pathway dysfunction that leads to sensitivity to light and difficulty with reading black letters on white paper. This sensitivity can negatively affect reading fluency and sustained reading ability." and its effect: "Scotopic sensitivity greatly affects a learner's capacity for sustained reading, fluency, and comprehension. Not surprisingly, it also compounds frustration levels. Slightly more than 50 percent of the offenders were identified as having moderate to severe scotopic sensitivity. Another 35 percent were identified as having mild scotopic sensitivity. The majority of offenders screened made phonological errors (problems correctly matching letters to sounds) in reading single words and spelling. " So, at least 85% had visual processing problems. Your statistics suggest that 38% had hearing weaknesses. Such weaknesses could presumably hinder phonemic awareness. So how many had a vision or hearing problem of some kind? On top of that, most of the offenders had not been taught phonics properly. Were there ANY of them who could read? Cheers, John Cloudworld Ltd - http://www.cloudworld.co.uk maker of the assistive reader, WordAloud. Tel: +44 208 742 3170 Fax: +44 208 742 0202 Email: info@cloudworld.co.uk ----- Original Message ----- From: "Alan Toops" <alantoops@cs.com> To: "Multiple recipients of list" <nifl-ld@literacy.nifl.gov> Sent: Wednesday, September 07, 2005 6:11 PM Subject: [NIFL-LD:4835] RE: Incidence of LD in Corrections > Jeff, > > Check out the current issue of Focus On Basics, Laura Weisel, Robin > Schwarz and I have authored a study with data from Missouri and Ohio's > prisons. > > The article is also available at www.ceareg3.org by permission of the > authors. > > Alan Toops > > > -----Original Message----- > From: nifl-ld@nifl.gov [mailto:nifl-ld@nifl.gov] On Behalf Of jeff > fantine > Sent: Wednesday, September 07, 2005 9:12 AM > To: Multiple recipients of list > Subject: [NIFL-LD:4831] Incidence of LD in Corrections > > > Is anyone aware of a RECENT study related to incidence of learning > disabilities in corrections populations? > > I've found some information, but none of it very recent. > > Jeff Fantine > Director, ABLE Resource Center > College of Education > Ohio University > 338 McCracken Hall > Athens, OH 45701 > 800-753-1519 > fax: 740-593-2834 > > >
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