Hi all,
I wanted to share something with you. Over the weekend, I had occasion to write something which entailed accessing and citing research. It has been a while since I reviewed my Learning to Achieve material, but in this case, it was exactly what I needed. Learning to Achieve was developed by the National Institute for Literacy in 2009. It is part of a larger resource including a training component that is still available from the LINCS Regional Centers. If you haven't read the document, A Review of The Research Literature on Serving Adults with Learning Disabilities, I suggest that you might find it very useful as I did. Go to http://lincs.ed.gov/publications/pdf/L2ALiteratureReview09.pdf to read the full, free version. For your information, I have included the Table of Contents below:
Rochelle Kenyon, SME
Incidence of Reading Disabilities
Issues in the Assessment of Reading Disabilities
Key Issues in Validating Definitions of Reading Disabilities
Research Questions
Findings
Recommendations: Linking Assessment to Instruction
Introduction
Literature Search
View of the Research
Report of Findings–Part I: Key Concepts and Definitions of Language Processing and Reading
Report of Findings—Part III: Introduction to Evidence Supporting Direct Testing of ELLs for Learning Difficulties (RD/LD)
Report of Findings—Part IV: Native Language Skill Weaknesses and Foreign Language Learning Problems
Report of Findings—Part V: Direct Testing to Identify RD, LD, or FLLD (Table 12) .
Report of Findings—Part VII: Evidence Countering the Premise That Phonological or Other Specific Skills Are Universal and Can Be Reliably Tested Across Languages
Report of Findings—Part VIII: Studies Challenging the Applicability, Reliability, and Validity of the Current/Traditional Model and Tools of Evaluation of ELLs for Learning Difficulties
References
Glossary
Instructional Accommodations—A Literature Search
Test Accommodations—A Literature Search
Meta-Study Summary
Implications for Practice
General Discussion
References
Literature Search
View of the Research
Report of the Findings
Discussion, Conclusions, and Recommendations
Introduction
Literature Search
View of the Research
Transition: Report of Findings
References
Introduction to the Topic
Literature Search
View of the Research
References
Table 17: Summary of Findings Regarding Impact of Learning Disabilities on Adulthood by Domain