Learning Disabilities Training: A New Approach - Module 3

Frank is 52 years old and has been unemployed for the past 2 years, since his company shut down.
He is currently receiving Ontario Works benefits.
He has learned about the "new way" to search for a job, but recognizes that he needs to upgrade his skills.
He is quite handy, has done renovation projects and is interested in starting his own business.
He was referred to the community-based literacy program from the school board credit program because he was having difficulty in the classroom environment and with submitting assignments on time.

Frank has a good vocabulary and appears to understand what is spoken to him.
He did seem a bit disorganized at the beginning of the interview - he had to look through his wallet several times before he could find the report the school had sent with him.
He was quite fidgety and he was given 4 breaks during the 1.5 hour interview.
He had no problem reading the self-assessment tool and completed it independently.
His writing was sloppy when he added information on the selfassessment form and his sentences although brief were coherent.

Although no informal assessment has been completed, the CAAT results indicate that he is not struggling with his basic communication and math skills. However, he is struggling with completing his homework and assignments based on the report from the credit program.
Based on Frank's description of his academic background, his self-assessment and his most recent upgrading experiences, it appears that he may have some type of organizing or cognitive processing breakdown and may have attention problems that interfere with his learning.