Carole, you hit the nail on the head.  I teach an ABE/GED class as well as 
tutor children and adults. I am a certified O-G trainer and do the tutor 
training for READ Polk and the Lake Wales Literacy Council.  Referring to #6 
on Glenn's list, since learning to read is a process and phonemic awareness 
is a necessary part of the process, teaching reading, especially to those 
with language proscessing problems, needs to begin with phonemic awareness 
activities and continue throughout the teaching process which heavily 
involves phonics.  This and teaching the student to organize information for 
storage and retrieval are critical tasks for the tutor, whether s/he be 
tutoring children or adults.

I will work on an article involving the subject of "Strategies" to use in 
Adult Basic Education classes.

Betsy S. Gauss, a newcomer!


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> Great list--but most importantly we need an article on how to teach

> students with learning disabilities or learning difficulties. A

> diagnosis is dandy--it identifies the problem, but it doesn't help when

> it comes to instruction. There are techniques (strategy instruction,

> building metacognitive skills, identifying learning aids) that will help

> in the classroom whether or not a student has a diagnosis.

> Thanks!

> Carole Scholl

> Manager, Londer Learning Center

> Portland, Oregon

>

> -----Original Message-----

> From: learningdisabilities-bounces at nifl.gov

> [mailto:learningdisabilities-bounces at nifl.gov] On Behalf Of Barbara

> Garner

> Sent: Friday, May 18, 2007 1:57 PM

> To: 'The Learning Disabilities Discussion List'; b.garner4 at verizon.net;

> Glenn Young

> Subject: [LearningDisabilities 1192] Re: Focus on Basics on learning

> disabilities

>

>

> That's a great list and gives me lots of ideas. Thanks for starting the

> ball rolling, Glenn.

>

> What other ideas do folks have?

>

> I'm looking for recent research as well. What has anyone been reading in

> academic journals? Barb Garner "Focus on Basics" =====================

> From: Glenn Young <gyoungxlt at comcast.net>

> Date: 2007/05/18 Fri PM 03:40:39 CDT

> To: b.garner4 at verizon.net,

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> <learningdisabilities at nifl.gov>

> Subject: RE: [LearningDisabilities 1189] Focus on Basics on learning

> disabilities

>

>

> OK Barbara ... You asked for it ... And here it is

>

> Glenn Young's top ten list of needed articles  --- and unlike

> Dave

> Letterman... These are in no particular order ... Just my ideas

>

> (and also thanks very much for doing this ...)

>

> And one last thing ... May not be necessary to say ... But I will

> anyways ... Please make the writers and the reviews come from a very

> diverse point of view and backgrounds ... That will help get a better

> picture and address more persons views and needs ...)

>

> OK -- Top 10 Suggestions for articles for the Focus on Basics and LD - a

> few modest proposals?

>

> 1) Lies, Damnable lies and Statistics - What are the numbers and what do

> the really mean?  -- An evaluation of NAAL's and how it reflects upon

> the potential rates of LD in low level readers.

>

> 2) A new world order  -  Adopting a Universal Design model for the Adult

> Basic education world (I would nominate the Washington state people, for

> the practice end and someone Like the National Center for Work and

> Disabilities) for the theory end ... Unless Washington wants to do both

> ...

>

> 3) Que Passa? (Did I spell that right?) - Issues of LD and minority

> languages ... The debate ... Have several people present their

> research-based views on the what's what in this area, and provide a wide

> range of opinion on how or if to address the subject

>

> 4) A more Feminist Perspective of LD - Elimination of Gender Bias in

> identification of LD .... How to make sure females are better identified

> and served

>

> 5) Is AHEAD Behind? - How to address the barriers obtaining LD services

> in settings past Adult Education, such as college and GED, and the role

> adult ED can play in addressing these barriers

>

> 6)Did Sam Orton have it right?  What is the real role of phonemic

> awareness and phonics in adult basic education, and does the impact of

> LD in the areas of phonemic awareness prevent basic literacy development

> in adults?

>

> 7)Out the door without a paddle - What will the impact of changes in

> IDEA (now IDEIA 2004) concerning documentation of LD for school exit,

> impact adult basic education programs, and their efforts to improve

> literacy skills (It appears that the fastest growing groups of persons

> in Adult Ed is no longer ESL, but is now 16-21 year olds with a special

> Ed background in states that are not doing well in their high stakes

> testing)

>

> 8) Visioning an Ideal System --- From the point of view of the LD world,

> what would and ideal adult literacy system look like, and how can we

> move towards that goal?

>

> 9) The "AAAHA moment" Group or the Short Bus Syndrome" Group  ---

> addressing two different types of adults with LD in ABE and how to raise

> the issues of LD with both groups (the two groups are those who learn as

> adults for the first time they have LD (AAAHA) ... And those who were in

> special ed in school and got treated badly (Short Bus)

>

> 10) What the heck is it? - Sorting out definitions of LD, and what is

> the most valid and needed in the world of adult basic education.

>

> Of course I could add many more (about assistive technology, brain

> research, class size, etc ... But I got to leave space for others and,

> if Ten is good enough for Letterman, and a few other notables, I better

> stop at ten)

>

> Again ... Thanks very much for doing this project ...

>

> Glenn Young

> 530 Auburn Ave.

> Buffalo, New York 14222

> Ph. and Fax 716-882-2842

> Cell 703-864-3755

> e-mail gyoungxlt at adelphia.net

>

>

>

> -----Original Message-----

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> Garner

> Sent: Friday, May 18, 2007 11:29 AM

> To: learningdisabilities at nifl.gov

> Subject: [LearningDisabilities 1189] Focus on Basics on learning

> disabilities

>

> What articles would you like to see in the upcoming issue of Focus on

> Basics, on LD?

> Do you have LD-related research (could be formal, academic type research

> or teacher research or action research) to share? Have you as a teacher,

> a program, or a state grappled with issues of LD and made significant

> changes as a result? Can others learn from your experiences? I'm looking

> for writers and for article ideas. Share your experiences on the list,

> or contact me off list, at b.garner4 at verizon.net I look forward to

> hearing from you, Regards, Barb Garner

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