From: Janet Isserlis <Janet_Isserlis at brown.edu>
Date: Fri, 10 Mar 2006 10:28:22 -0500
To: "mary steele , The Family Literacy Discussion List"
<marycsteele123 at earthlink.netfamilyliteracy@nifl.gov>
Conversation: [FamilyLiteracy] 29 yr old man needs help reading
Subject: Re: [FamilyLiteracy] 29 yr old man needs help reading

If your student-to-be has experienced frustration with learning, an online
course  is not likely to be useful, unless he¹s very very comfortable with
and adept at using computers.  And, even if he is, there needs to be a
person with whom he can be in contact, to support him, and for him to be
able to contact with questions, and for generally assistance as needed.
Whether or not he has a reading disability (which could be the case), he¹ll
need support in his learning.  Ideally, a combination of one on one tutoring
­ someone who can learn his interests and strengths and build content from
that ‹ as well as time in an appropriate class, so that he might not feel so
isolated, would be great, if there were time for him to do this and the
appropriate classroom opportunity available.

Regardless of an Œofficial¹ diagnosis of a learning disability, there are
strategies to help him learn.  If you haven¹t already, you might want to
browse over some of the conversation on the Focus on Basics list with Robin
Schwarz, where a number of parallel questions and issues were discussed.

http://www.nifl.gov/pipermail/focusonbasics/2006/date.html

Janet Isserlis


I am advocating for a 29 yr old man who thinks he cannot learn to read any
better than he does. This man has tested with a high I Q in childhood and
makes a good living with his hands as an adult. He feels that he must live
with card that life has dealt him and says that he has tried many programs
but cannot succeed . He has agreed to one more try...perhaps an on line
course or tutor.  Thanking you in advance for your replies.





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