LD Foundations: Awareness and Strategies--session #1 of 2 (Bos)

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Overview

Many times in our ABE/ESOL programs we have students who struggle and it's not clear if we're dealing with a learning disability, language acquistion problem, or other issue. This two-session mini-course provides an opportunity to learn, in the first session, about the different types of learning disabilities that exist and how they manifest themselves in the ABE/ESOL learner. In the second session, you will learn specific techniques for teaching adult LD learners to read and write, as well as techniques for teaching and supporting them in the subject areas. Participants will also learn to construct multi-sensory activities that provide learners with classroom practice in a variety of phonics and grammar tasks, and you'll acquire some skill in creating activities that can be used independently by your students to reinforce classroom learning.

Details

When

January 18, 2008 from 09:30 am to 12:30 pm

Where

• Adult Literacy Resource Institute/SABES Greater Boston RSC, Wheatley Bldg., 4th floor, room 04-167
• University of Massachusetts Boston, 100 Morrissey Blvd., Boston MA 02125

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Registration Deadline

Jan 04, 2008 at 12:00 AM

Topics

Learning Disabilities

Multi-session attendance required

yes

Contact info

For info on the activity: Steve Reuys. (For info on registrations: Andrea Lawless, e-mail andrea.lawless@umb.edu or phone 617-287-4079.)
steve.reuys@umb.edu
617-287-4071

Indicators of Program Quality

IPQ1 - Curriculum and instruction

Learning objectives

After attending this mini-course, participants will be able to: 1) Recognize the different types of learning disabilities and identify the characteristics of adult learners with learning disabilities. 2) Understand and describe the struggles of the LD adult learner. 3) Describe the importance of multisensory learning with the LD population and identify manipulatives that aid in teaching the LD adult learner. 4) Use appropriate techniques for teaching adult LD learners. 5) Create multisensory activities that can help reinforce learning.

Presenters

Ellen Crevison

Presenters Bio

Ellen has been teaching ESOL for Quincy Adult and Continuing Education since 1992 and has been working with adult basic literacy learners at LVM-Quincy since 1993. She was a YALD co-trainer for adult education programs and for Department of Transitional Assistance workers. She is a consultant on LD for SABES Southeast and has previously presented these workshops for that region.

Host RSC

Boston Region

PDPs

no

Snow Date

Feb 01, 2008 at 9:30 AM

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