ESL Instruction and Adults with Learning Disabilities. ERIC Digest.

Autor/inn/en	Schwarz, Robin; Terrill, Lynda
Institution	National Clearinghouse for ESL Literacy Education, Washington, DC.
Titel	ESL Instruction and Adults with Learning Disabilities. ERIC Digest.
Quelle	(2000), (4 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Reihe	ERIC Publications; ERIC Digests in Full Text
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Adult Education; Classroom Techniques; English (Second Language); Learning Disabilities; Literacy; Second Language Instruction; Second Language Learning; Teaching Methods + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Adult; Adults; Education; Adult basic education; Adult training; Erwachsenenbildung; Klassenführung; English as second language; English; Second Language; Englisch als Zweitsprache; Learning handicap; Lernbehinderung; Alphabetisierung; Schreib- und Lesefähigkeit; Fremdsprachenunterricht; Zweitsprachenerwerb; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode
Abstract	This digest reviews what is known about adult English-as-a-Second-Language (ESL) learners and learning disabilities, suggests ways to identify and assess ESL adults who may have learning disabilities, and offers practical methods for both instruction and teacher training. Topics covered in some detail include identifying and diagnosing learning disabilities in second language learning adults, assessing the learners' needs and considering teacher strategies for addressing them, and a review of instructional materials and methods. It is concluded that although a learning disability does not affect all areas of learning, it may have significant impact on the social and work life of the learner. Therefore the field of adult ESL must intensify its efforts to assist learning disabled adult ESL learners and their teachers. Such efforts require more long-term sources of funding for research, specifically in the area of assessment and instruction, training, and assistive technology. (Contains 14 references.) (Adjunct ERIC Clearinghouse for ESL Literacy Education) (KFT)
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC