Literacy Programs for Adults with Developmental Disabilities

Name: Literacy Programs for Adults with Developmental Disabilities
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ISBN: 9781565936294

ISBN-10: 1565936299

ISBN-13: 9781565936294

Edition: 1996

Authors: Gerard Giordano, Nicholas Giordano

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Giordano (special education and developmental disabilities, New Mexico State U.) provides a developmental basis for adult literacy education and criteria for diagnosing adult literacy. He then describes six popular programs for teaching developmentally disabled adults to read: computer-assisted, skills-based, whole language, psychoeducational, programs that employ children's materials, and programs for functional literacy. Annotation copyright by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

Book details

List price: $178.95
Copyright year: 1996
Publisher: CENGAGE Learning
Publication date: 3/1/1996
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 250
Size: 6.25" wide x 9.25" long x 0.75" tall
Weight: 1.100
Language: English



Preface



Issues in Adult Literacy



The Developmental Basis for Adult Literacy Education



Diagnosing Adult Literacy



Literacy Instruction for Adults With Developmental Disabilities



Computer-Assisted Literacy Programs



Skills-Based Programs



Whole Language Programs



Psychoeducational Programs



Programs That Employ Children's Materials



Functional Reading Programs



Multicultural Issues



Literacy and Transition



Literacy Programs for Persons With Severe Disabilities


References


Appendix A Materials for a Functional Reading Inventory


Appendix B Illustrations for Cued Reading Inventories


Index