Teaching Tips -

** These suggestions apply particularly to the student with learning disabilities
  • Break down tasks into a sequence of steps.
  • Mark written work on content rather than on spelling.
  • Provide opportunities for the student to be successful, and praise whenever possible.
  • Teach memory enhancement strategies such as visualizing, associating, or categorizing.

COOL URLS:

Plain Language Online: http://www.web.net/~raporter/English/index.html
Interactive Crosswords: http://www.phillynews.com/crossword/

photo Networks


The NALD Newsletter
Vol.3, No. 1 / Winter, 1998
Networks, the newsletter of the National Adult Literacy Database Inc., provides the Canadian literacy community with current information on educational activities in adult literacy and basic adult education.

NALD keeps literacy practitioners, learners, administrators, policy makers and researchers informed on trends, recent publications, available resources, upcoming events and ongoing activities both nationally and in the regions.

For more information or to give your comments, please contact:

The Editor - Networks
c/o National Adult Literacy Database Inc.
Scovil House
703 Brunswick Street
Fredericton, New Brunswick
Canada E3B 1H8

Toll-Free: 1-800-720-NALD (6253)
Tel: 506-457-6900
Fax: 506-45 7-691 0
E-mail: info@nald.ca
WWW: http://www.nald.ca

*NALD is funded by the National Literacy Secretariat, Human Resources Development Canada
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