Learning Disabilities Training: A New Approach - Introduction

An extensive Internet search including relevant adult education databases.
A comprehensive review of materials obtained from AlphaPlus, OISE and the Texas Center for Adult Literacy and Learning.
A review of existing training modules/manuals:
- Bridges to Practice: National Adult Literacy and Learning Disabilities Center, United States
- Screening for Success: Learning Disabilities Association of Canada
- Literacy and the LD Adult written by Janet Johnston
- The Suzy Harris Upgrading Workshop Manual, Laubach Literacy Ontario
- Asking the Right Questions: The Learning Centre Calgary
- Exploring all Options: Australia Learning Disabilities

Each type of learning disability should not be treated in isolation by dedicating a module for each one.

..."more recently there have been attempts to specify types of learning disabilities in order to establish various subtypes. While this initiative has been helpful, particularly with respect to providing subject selection guidelines for research purposes, it has not managed to overcome the difficulties associated with the individualistic nature of learning disabilities. In other words, many learning disabled individuals do not fit neatly into particular subtypes, but may span aspects of one and aspects of another depending on their specific learning profile of strengths and weaknesses."(Johnston, Janet. Literacy and the LD Adults: Workshop. Learning Potentials.1994)