Learning Disabilities Foundations: Awareness and Strategies, Session 1 of 2 (NE)

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Overview

The first session of this two-session mini-course will cover definitions of learning disabilities/differences, characteristics and types of LD, LD and the law, and the rights and responsibilities of bot the LD adult learner and the ABE/ESOL program he or she attends. Methods of screening for LD will be presented, as well as places to refer our LD adult learners for a more definitive diagnosis, should the learner want that. The second session will present methods and materials that a classroom teacher could use to teach decoding, spelling, writing, grammar, and comprehension. Participants are urged to bring stories, effective methods and materials, and questions.

Details

Remember to register for both sessions of this mini-course :).

When

May 17, 2010 from 04:00 pm to 07:00 pm

Where

• On campus (see below)
• Northern Essex Community College, Lawrence, MA
• Exact Location to be determined

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Topics

ABE, ESOL, GED, Counseling, Other Curriculum & Instruction, Learning Disabilities

Multi-session attendance required

yes

Contact info

Alisa Povenmire
apovenmire@necc.mass.edu
978-738-7301

Indicators of Program Quality

IPQ1 - Curriculum and instruction
IPQ3 - Student support services

Learning objectives

After completing this mini-course, participants will be able to:

1) Provide definitions, characteristics, and types of LD.

2) Describe how to screen for LD and where to refer students for a full diagnosis.

3) Discuss LD and the law, including the rights and responsibilities of both the LD adult learner and the ABE/ESOL program.

4) Use methods and materials that are effective in teaching the LD adult learner.

Presenters

Andrea O'Brien

Presenters Bio

Andrea O’Brien is an experienced ESOL teacher and staff developer. She was one of the first educators to receive teacher licensure for Adult Basic Education and worked on the 1999 draft of the ABE ESOL Curriculum Framework as well as the 2005 revision. She was a member of the Northeast Young Adults with Learning Disabilities (YALD) initiative and has presented numerous workshops focused on learning disabilities and the ESOL adult learner.

Host RSC

Northeast Massachusetts Region

PDPs

no