Return-Path: <nifl-family@literacy.nifl.gov> Received: from literacy (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by literacy.nifl.gov (8.10.2/8.10.2) with SMTP id g1SMruu00574; Thu, 28 Feb 2002 17:53:56 -0500 (EST) Date: Thu, 28 Feb 2002 17:53:56 -0500 (EST) Message-Id: <sc7e536c.099@mtnstatesgroup.org> Errors-To: listowner@literacy.nifl.gov Reply-To: nifl-family@literacy.nifl.gov Originator: nifl-family@literacy.nifl.gov Sender: nifl-family@literacy.nifl.gov Precedence: bulk From: "Steve Rainey" <srainey@mtnstatesgroup.org> To: Multiple recipients of list <nifl-family@literacy.nifl.gov> Subject: [NIFL-FAMILY:824] Re: Adults with Learning Disabilities X-Listprocessor-Version: 6.0c -- ListProcessor by Anastasios Kotsikonas Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII X-Mailer: Novell GroupWise 5.2 Status: O Content-Length: 897 Lines: 22 >>> Sylvan Rainwater <sylvan@cccchs.org> 02/26/02 01:57PM >>> At 09:30 PM 02/21/2002 -0500, Gloria Nudelman wrote: ><SNIP>We have three adults who have progressed very slowly in >their English language acquisition. They can read in Spanish. Their >teachers have suggested to me that they have "learning disabilities". I >believe them. > >Interestingly enough, all three adults have children who are also >targeted for special education services. > >What resources might be available to help these adults? ><SNIP> Just to add a quick note (that doesn't necessarily apply to the adults above, but may). The symptoms resulting from the effects of trauma - common, if not universal, in refugee populations - are nearly identical to learning disabilities and often get diagnosed as such. The trauma has to be treated to address the symptoms. Steven Rainey English Language Center Boise, Idaho
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