Learning Disabilities & Differences

TCALL Resources

Adults and Learning Disabilities: Moving Beyond the Limits of Learning, (Linda Eastwick Covington, 2003)

Adult Education and Learning Disabled Adults in Texas (Visser, 2000)

Evaluating Phonological Skills in Adult ESOL Learners (Robin Lovrien Schwarz, M. Sp. Ed: LD, October 2006)

Learning Disabilities & Differences Resource Listing (On TCALL Library Search page use Broad Search Categories box to find library resources in this subject area, equivalent to the hard-copy bibliography.)

Texas LEARNS Resources

Effective Instruction in Adult Basic Education For All Students: Including Those With Special Learning Needs (Neil Sturomski, 2006)

National Institute for Literacy's LINCS Resources

Bridges to Practice - The National Institute for Literacy’s Bridges to Practice materials address the estimated 40-50% of adults in social service and related programs that may have learning disabilities. The materials are designed to help teachers, social workers, employment counselors, job coaches and others recognize learning disabilities, learn how to implement a screening process in a program, and learn what to do when an adult has been diagnosed with a disability.

"Literacy & Learning Disabilities Fact Sheet" from National LINCS

Learning Disabilities National Email Discussion Group  (facilitated by National LINCS)

Program Planning Resource Collection - NIFL Special Collection focuses on assessment, learning disabilities, and program improvement.

For more information from a searchable nationwide adult education & literacy database, go to LINCSearch

Other Web Sites of Interest

Adult Literacy Education (ALE) Wiki – Learn about adult literacy education or add knowledge from your experience teaching adult learners, from research or professional wisdom, or from your experience as an adult learner. This community of practice has links to research for practitioners, researchers, learners and other adult literacy educators, including English language learning, numeracy, and adult basic and secondary education.

Headtstrong: Empowering the Dyslexic Community - Nonprofit organization provides information about dyslexia, self-advocacy and new technologies in multimedia formats. Nationally broadcast documentary, Headstrong: Inside the Hidden World of Dyslexia and Attention Deficit Disorder can be viewed on the site.

Large-Print Classroom Materials - Library Reproduction Service (LRS) sells custom-made enhanced LARGE PRINT copies of GED preparation, ABE, Literacy, ESL, and Vocational Education materials from publishers such as Contemporary, Steck-Vaughn, Glencoe, KET, Gage and Cambridge.

Learning Disabilities Association of Texas - LDAT is a nationally affiliated non-profit parent/professional organization chartered in 1963 to promote the education and general welfare of individuals with learning disabilities. LDAT membership includes parents, educators, adults with learning disabilities and professionals from a variety of related fields.

Learning Disabilities page on website of CPAL (Community Partnerships for Adult Learning) - Site includes How-To's, Research, Journals, and Website links intended to help educators identify and address learning disabilities in adult learners.

Minnesota Adult Basic Education (ABE) Fully-Accessible Online Disability Resource Guide

National Association for Adults with Special Learning Needs (NAASLN)