How-Tos: For Administrators

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CAELA Resource Collections: Learning Disabilities and Adult ESL
Center for Adult English Language Acquisition (CAELA)
Extensive collection of resources for practitioners in the field of adult English Literacy education. Resources include two how-to articles that deal specifically with adult EL/ESL instruction and learning disabilities, several digests that address effective practices in adult EL/ESL, links to related Educational Resource Information Center (ERIC) clearinghouses and digests, and other relevant information.
http://www.cal.org/caela/esl_resources/collections/ld.html

LD Resource Guide: Making Sense of Learning Difficulties, Disabilities, and Differences
L. Shelton, California Library Literacy Services (CLLS), Learning Disabilities Task Force, 2002
A resource and how-to guide that reviews recent research and practices addressing persons with learning disabilities. Covers topics such as perceptions and beliefs about learning disabilities, language and comprehension, phonological awareness, and assessment and screening.
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Learning Disabilities and Assistive Technologies
Tools for Life, Learning Disabilities Association of Georgia, and Learning Disabled Adults of Georgia
Groups learning disabilities into four categories (reading, math, writing, and social) and gives an overview of common problems and evaluates a variety of low-tech and high-tech assistive technologies ranging from colored highlighters to optical character recognition and voice recognition software. Provides extensive information on legal issues and advocacy as well as a brief case study of an adult learner in each category. Dispels myths about learning disabilities and includes a screening toolkit for practitioners and a list of vendors that provide a wide range of assistive technologies.
http://www.gatfl.org/LearningDisabilitiesGuide/tabid/456/Default.aspx