AleLDResearch
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Below are sources for free, full-text document online research articles pertaining to adult literacy and learning disabilities.
Literature Review
Corley, Mary Ann and Taymans, Juliana M. "Adults with Learning Disabilities: A Review of the Literature," Review of Adult Learning and Literacy Chapter 3, Volume 3 National Center for Adult Learning and Literacy. February 2002
- Chapter Summary http://www.ncsall.net/?id=568
- Full Chapter http://www.ncsall.net/?id=575
Effective Instruction for Learning Disabled or At-Risk English-Language Learners: An Integrative Synthesis of the Empirical and Professional Knowledge Bases
http://www.ncld.org/index.php?option=content&task=view&id=519
Text-to-Speech Research
The Annals of Dyslexia has published studies on efficacy - some of them can be found at the Kurzweil link below or through the International Dyslexia Association. Although there are many text to speech systems I believe the Kurzweil system is the oldest and best. It goes way beyond text to speech - providing auditory and visual feedback and a suite of study skills tools.
http://www.kurzweiledu.com/proof_research.asp
jkomisor@projecteaston.org
May 2, 2005
A "bibliography" of sorts is available at the following website: http://kamc.louisville.edu/kyecontent/Documents.htm (Scroll down to the list of articles and other studies.)
Steve.Noble@ky.gov
May 2, 2005
Understanding the Complexities of Offenders’ Special Learning Needs by Laura Weisel, Alan Toops, & Robin Schwarz
Compared to the general population, the offender population is known to have lower-than-average academic skills, with the vast majority not having completed high school (Haigler et al., 1994; Bureau of Justice Statistics,1988). To complicate this, theoffender population has a significantly higher incidence of disabilities, including learning disabilities (LD) (Haigler et al.,1994; Mears & Aron, 2003; Steurer, 1996). Estimates of those in corrections facilities needing special education hover near 40 percent of juveniles and at least 50 percent of adult prisoners (Winters,1997; Mears & Aron, 2003; Corley, 1996). Added to thesechallenges are high incidencesof mental illness, poverty, and substance abuse among offenders (Califano, 2000; Winters, 1997).
