Thanks for answering my questions, Debra. Is the 17-question screening tool
something your agency came up with?
ryan


On 4/2/08 10:28 AM, "Debra Smith" <dlmsmith at sbcglobal.net> wrote:


> We use a 17-question screening tool that asks about visual and hearing issues,

> past difficulties in school with activities such as working from a test

> booklet to an answer sheet, working with numbers in a column, filling out

> forms, spelling, memorizing, and other things like that. Teachers go through

> the screening tool with each student during orientation when the student

> enters our program. Students who answer yes to 12 or more of these questions

> are referred within our agency for PowerPath screening, which produces

> extensive "how to accommodate" information for the student and, if needed,

> referrals for further screening. We have a list of universities/clinics for

> additional screening, some of which operate on a sliding scale, but students

> and their families have to follow up and pay. In actuality, few do. If

> students have an IEP from their K12 years, we ask them to let us request it

> from their former school, and that takes the place of PowerPath referral. We

> then work with our students to develop learning plans that support their goals

> and accommodate any special needs.

> Debra

> 

>  

> On Tue, Apr 1, 2008 at 10:01 PM, Ryan Hall <sryanhall at gmail.com> wrote:

>> Debra, 

>> How does your agency screen for learning differences? And, which issues do

>> you generally look for? Where do you refer students for further testing? Who

>> pays for that further testing?

>> Thanks, 

>> Ryan 

>> 

>> 

>> 

>> On 4/1/08 10:28 PM, "Debra Smith" <dlmsmith at sbcglobal.net> wrote:

>> 

>>> There's a process for applying for accommodations on the GED, and the TABE

>>> provides for them too. We try to give students the same accommodations in

>>> class that they are likely to get on the GED, to the extent that we can

>>> predict that. We are required to have the ADA posted in every classroom and

>>> to make all reasonable accommodations. We locate our classes in accessible

>>> buildings as much as possible, and we provide tutors, audio/large print

>>> materials, color transparencies, line guides, laptops with adaptability

>>> features, etc.. We screen for learning differences and make referrals for

>>> further testing, get previous IEPs from K12 with students' permission, and

>>> cooperate with whatever other agencies students with special needs are

>>> working with. Adult education is generally underfunded, and accommodations

>>> can be expensive, but as much as possible, our agency works hard to provide

>>> suitable accommodations to meet the needs of every learner.

>>> Debra Smith

>>> 

>>> On Tue, Apr 1, 2008 at 8:55 PM, Daphne Greenberg <alcdgg at langate.gsu.edu>

>>> wrote:

>>>> I wonder if adult learners who need accommodations, due to physical,

>>>> sensory, cognitive, or psychiatric reasons could "demand" these

>>>> accommodations? Does anyone on this list know the answer to this?

>>>> 

>>>> Do any of you work/learn in adult literacy programs where accommodations

>>>> are offered? If yes, we would love to hear about it!

>>>> 

>>>>>>> >>> Angela Smith <adsmith1 at uga.edu> 04/01/08 12:39 PM >>>

>>>> Daphne, I definitely believe your outlined (and other accommodations) are

>>>> needed to better serve adult learners, particularly in adult literacy

>>>> programs. It has been my experience that these services are not part of

>>>> adult literacy (routine) offerings. Depending on the location of the

>>>> classroom site, some kinds of physical accommodations may be offered.

>>>> 

>>>> I believe this lack of support and resources are the result of an overall

>>>> devaluing of adult literacy programs and the population they serve (from

>>>> funders, policymakers and other leading stakeholders who have the power to

>>>> make the difference).

>>>> 

>>>> Angela

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