Hello, all.
Below is a message from the moderator of the LD list about an upcoming discussion on that list. Miriam
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Miriam Burt
Moderator, discussion list for those working with adult English language learners
mburt at cal.org
 

 
Hello,
 
I am very pleased to announce our next guest discussion to be held on the Learning Disabilities Discussion List. Pertinent information follows:

 

 

Guest Speaker Topic:

 

Emotional, Occupational, and Self-Esteem Issues in Adults with Learning Disabilities

 

 

Discussion Dates:  April 6, 7, and 8, 2009

 

Guest Speaker:  Dr. Mary S. Kelly

 

Dr. Mary S. Kelly is the Director of the Fisher Landau Center for the Treatment of Learning Disabilities and its Adult Literacy Program.  She is an associate professor of clinical pediatrics at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine.  After graduating from Boston College, she worked as a special education teacher.  She then went on to earn her M.A. in Remedial Reading and her Ph.D. in Educational Psychology at Teachers College, Columbia University.  She has taught courses in reading, learning disabilities, and psychology at the graduate and undergraduate levels.  She has worked with adults with learning disabilities at the Fisher Landau Center since 1994 and has directed the program since 2002.

 

 

Tentative Agenda:

 

1.       Resources to Preview Before Discussion

 

ncld.org has a wealth of information directed to adults with LD

      ncld.org/content/view/382/339/ - At college and work

      ncld.org/content/view/1037/389/ - Adults with LD

      ncld.org/content/view/353/411/ - LD on the Job

      ncld.org/content/view/419/407 - LD and Relationships

 

Reading:  Barton, R.S. & Fuhrmann, B.S.  (1994). Counseling and psychotherapy for adults with learning disabilities.  In P.J. Gerber & H.B. Reiff (eds). Learning disabilities in adulthood.  (pp. 82-92).  Boston:  Andover Medical Publishers.

 

2.  Questions from Subscribers

 

3.  Welcome, Self-Introduction, and Invitation to Ask Questions and Comment

 

4.  Goals for the Discussion:

o      To foster an understanding of the learning and psychological needs of low-literacy LD adults and how they affect vocational attainment

o       To examine external and internal obstacles to employment for low-literacy LD adults

o       To examine potential interventions for improving self-esteem

 

5.  Hank and Max:  Two low-literacy men with learning disabilities (LD)

  What impact has their LD had on their self-esteem and ability to work?

  What can we learn from their experiences?

  What would you do to help them?

 

6.  Self-esteem and Learning:  A reciprocal relationship

  The experiences of the Adult Literacy Program at Fisher Landau

 

7.  Obstacles to Employment (they're not just from the outside)

 What do we know about the employment needs of low-literacy LD adults?

 Where is the research?

 

8.  Outcomes:  What happened to Hank and Max?

 Is learning to read a panacea?

 

9.  Additional Resources/Websites

 
Please forward this announcement to colleagues that might be interested in this important topic.  In order to benefit from the discussion, people must be subscribed to this List.  To subscribe, one must go to:
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I am very excited about having Dr. Mary Kelly sharing her valuable and extensive experience with us.
 
 
Thanks very much,
 
 
Rochelle Kenyon
 
 
 
Rochelle Kenyon, Ed.D.
National Institute for Literacy/LINCS Online Facilitator
Learning Disabilities Discussion List & Communities of Practice
Center for Literacy Studies at the University of Tennessee
RKenyon721 at aol.com <https://mail.cal.org/exchweb/bin/redir.asp?URL=http://RKenyon721@aol.com/>  
321.637.1319 
 
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