The Guidebooks
There are four guidebooks in the Bridges to Practice series. The purpose of the series is to help literacy programs and their practitioners (teachers, tutors, volunteers, and program leaders) learn how to develop or improve services to adults with learning disabilities.
Guidebook 1: Preparing to Serve Adults with Learning Disabilities.PDF Format (750KB)
Topics include:
- Understanding learning disabilities
- Legal issues related to adults with learning disabilities
- Systems and program change
- Resources for learning
Guidebook 2: The Assessment Process.PDF Format (819KB)
Topics include:
- Introduction to assessment
- Screening for learning disabilities
- Selecting screening instruments
- Systems and program change
Guidebook 3: The Planning Process.PDF Format (3MB)
Topics include:
- Preparing to develop the instruction plan
- Determining a curriculum
- Developing the instructional plan
- Selecting instructional materials
- Systems and program changes
Guidebook 4: The Teaching/Learning Process.PDF Format (2.3MB)
Topics include:
- The challenge of teaching adults with learning disabilities
- Creating an appropriate learning environment
- Making instructional adaptations and accommodations
- Two frameworks of LD-Appropriate instruction
- Collaborative teaching/tutoring
- Summary: Characteristics of LD-Appropriate instruction
- Systems and program change
Available in print format for $150 from Academy for Educational Development, 1825 Connecticut Ave., NW, Washington, DC 20009; telephone 202-884-8186.
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