Learning disabilities : a guide for educators who work with adult learners

Nunavut Literacy Council (Author). Hatt, Pat. (Added Author).

Summary: This guide offers an official definition of learning disabilities, excerpts from Pat Hatt's publications on learning disabilities, case histories of Nunavut learners, fact sheets on learning disabilities FASD and ADD, and a resource list. The information would be of interest to those working with adults with learning disabilities.

Record details

ISBN: 0973505842
Physical Description: 54 p.
Publisher: [Cambridge Bay]: Nunavut Literacy Council, 2004.

Content descriptions

General Note:	"Thank you to Pat Hatt for her knowledge and for allowing us to use her materials and to the National Literacy Secretariat, HRSD, Government of Canada, for providing the funding to create this guide."
Formatted Contents Note:	Introduction -- Definition of learning disabilities -- Myths & truths about learning disabilities -- Learning disabilities & developmental disabilities: what is the difference? -- Informal screening for learning disabilities -- Pat Hatt on learning disabilities -- Pat Hatt's three clusters of learning disabilities -- Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder -- Teaching strategies for the three learning disability clusters -- Literacy demonstrations, skills integrity & appropriate accommodations -- Suggestions for accommodations & adaptations -- Assistive technology and learning disabilities -- Three case hisdtories -- Case history #1: Organizational disabilitly -- Case history #2: Auditory processing disability -- Case history #3: Visual processing disability -- Resources.
Additional Physical Form available Note:	Online version available.