Keys to Effective LD Teaching Practice

This 161 page resource book was developed by Tennessee AE practitioners, Bridges to Practice trainers, and a UT professor/psychologist. It shares the action research experiences of a group of teachers as they used various instructional strategies and approaches reflecting "LD appropriate instruction" as described in Bridges to Practice. Included are tools for LD awareness, screening, planning, and teaching/learning as well as personal stories about the teachers and learners who used them.

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Section 1

• Preface and Introduction

Section 2

• Preparing to Serve Adults with Learning Disabilities

Section 3

• The Assessment Process
• Psychoeducational Assessment

Section 4

• The Planning Process

Section 5

• The Teaching/Learning Process (to use Word Shapes, pages 63 & 64, print in color)

Section 6 Appendices

• Appendix A - Screening for Adults with Learning Disabilities (Teacher Checklist)
• Appendix B - Analyzing My Learning (Learner Checklist)
• Appendix C - Case Study
• Appendix D - Planning Tools from Equipped for the Future
• Appendix E - Graphic Organizers
• Appendix F - Direct Instruction Model
• Appendix G - Direct Instruction Lessons: (1)Sentence Structure (2) Math
• Appendix H - Word Shapes / Sentence Builders (to use, print in color)
• Reflections - Notes from the editor
• Bibliography - Resources used (includes web links)