• life planning, learning outcomes planning, and dream sessions are vital steps for adults with developmental disabilities. Networking and creating partnerships that are inclusive of literacy skills are essential in this process.

Successful programs:

• integrate learning/life plans into their evaluative process

• ensure that plans attempt to state goals and outcomes that are clear and concise

• ensure that plans are jointly defined by the learner and tutor

• better utilization of family, support workers, friends, while still maintaining the client's individual rights to consent, confidentiality, and full participation in this process.

• maintain the learner's sense of ownership of outcomes; ensuring learners understand the role that literacy will play in his/her life planning process is critical to success.

Successful programs:

• work in co-operation with other service providers and funders

• literacy leaders make conscious efforts to work with other literacy providers, community agencies, businesses that work with adults with developmental disabilities

• ensure that material is age appropriate and relevant.

Successful programs:

• encourage learner to participate in choosing of materials

• consider use of tutor feedback crucial to learner motivation