Other sources for screening tools (questionnaires and observation checklists)

The following resources are available for loan at AlphaPlus, 1-800-788-1120, info@alphaplus.ca

Literacy Upgrading for Adults with Learning Disabilities. Yukon Literacy Council. 1993. Call number: 371.0475E22

• Interview format and questionnaire exploring reading, mathematics, writing/spelling, memory, learning styles, compensatory strategies and visual-spatial skills
• Learning Disability Screening Checklist that covers: language, literacy, memory/organization and social skills

Learning Together: A Handbook for Teaching Adults with Learning Disabilities. British Columbia, Ministry of Advanced Education, Training and Technology. 1990. Call number: 371.90715L24

• Learning Disability Identification Guide that covers: visual perception functioning, auditory perceptual functioning, memory challenges, and attention level.

Literacy and the L.D. Adult: Participants Manual. Janet Johnston.1994. Call number: 371.92675J57.

• Checklist of Learning Disabled Student Characteristics that covers: performance inconsistency, concentration problems, communication, perceptual motor abilities, difficulty with time and space, academics, social skills and self-esteem.