Hello,
 
 

 
I am  very pleased to announce the 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 & 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
 

 
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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                                       
                    Center for  Literacy Studies at the  University of 
Tennessee
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