Literacy Programs for Adults with Developmental Disabilities

Describes developmental basis for adult literacy education/ skills-based programs/multicultural issues/strategies, etc.

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Giordano (special education and developmental disabilities, New Mexico State U.) provides a developmental basis for adult literacy education and criteria for diagnosing adult literacy. He then describes six popular programs for teaching developmentally disabled adults to read: computer-assisted, skills-based, whole language, psychoeducational, programs that employ children's materials, and programs for functional literacy. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Nicholas J. Giordano is the James Huber Distinguished Professor of Physics and Head of the Department of Physics at Purdue University. In 2003, he was named Teacher of the Year for the state of Indiana and was also awarded the Outstanding Teaching Award for Undergraduate Teaching at Purdue. Giordano earned his Ph.D. at Yale University and is a respected researcher in the field of nanoscience.