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Educational Products
LDA Minnesota has developed the following resources for instructional
and training purposes.
Story by Story
For Professionals
The Complete Story by Story, Levels I and II, is intended for adults who, despite a history of challenges, persist in attempting to read in everyday activities such as working, commuting, shopping, and parenting. Through their life experiences, they have acquired a level of sight or survival vocabulary, but are still not proficient in reading and writing. Often, they have been “stuck” at low literacy levels since childhood. Works great for second language learners!
Price: Story by Story is $49.95 for Level I or Level II, or $89.95 for both. Download the order form for complete listing of prices.
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The Adult Reading Toolkit (The
ART)
For Professionals
The Adult Reading Toolkit (The ART) bridges current reading research with reality and practice.
The ART is designed for adult literacy providers who
recognize the wide range of reading needs of their adult
learners and want to do something about it.
This a research-based resource for adult literacy. The
ART answers questions such as:
- What does current research say about teaching reading
to adult learners?
- How do I determine what my adult learner(s) know
and don't know?
- How do I best teach them what they don't know or
what they need to know?
- What kind of meaningful or authentic materials are
appropriate?
- What other published curricula and software is available?
The ART includes six chapters covering all five of
the crucial components of reading: phonemic awareness,
beginning phonics instruction, intermediate decoding,
fluency, vocabulary, and comprehension.
Price: The ART is $49.95 plus shipping/handling. Download the order form here.
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Taking Action
For Professionals
Taking Action: A resource guide
for instructors serving ESL adults with learning difficulties
or learning disabilities is a resource guide
for instructors serving ESL adults with learning difficulties
or learning disabilities.
This guide was developed to help answer
the question, "Can you diagnose ESL learners with
LD?"
Taking Action is a 100+ page resource
guide that covers ESL trends, LD definitions and applications,
language acquisition, other factors that impact learning,
best practice strategies for ESL learners, and the influence
of pre-literacy. It also includes a screening interview
for ESL adults, a reading assessment for preliterate
adults, and an LDA pilot model for LD/ESL assessment.
The guide provides:
- an opportunity for instructors to increase their
awareness of ESL and LD populations
- improve their knowledge of language acquisition
principles
- understand the impact of external and internal factors
on learning and performance
- best practice recommendations for ESL instruction
and sample lesson plans
- a preview of LDA's pre-referral, referral and assessment
tools and models for the determination of a significant
learning difficulty or learning disability.
Price: Taking Action is $15 plus
shipping and handling. Please complete the order
form or call 952-922-8374 to order this guide today.
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Now What?
For Professionals and Parents
Now What? is a transition planning
tool designed for youth and adults with learning disabilities
or low level reading skills who are searching for career
guidance. Professionals and parents will find this tool
particularly useful.
The Now What? workbook is designed not
only to assist students and adults realize their goals
but also to help case managers develop transition plans
to include in Individualized Education Plans (IEP's)
for their students. This resource is an excellent tool
to better meet IDEA and state or district education
standards while saving valuable time as well.
The workbook contains five sections: Career Interests,
Needs Awareness, Learning Styles, Work Skills/Styles,
and Next Step/Plans. Each section includes several worksheets,
discussion pages, and concludes with a student portfolio
page that can easily be used to generate a report for
IEP writing and to provide information for due process.
Price: Now What? workbooks for
students come in classroom packages. Please open the
order
form for detailed pricing.
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