Compensatory Approaches and Remedial Instruction Integration for Adults With Dyslexia

• In Event: Adult Literacy, Health, and Well-Being

Abstract

One way of understanding the learning challenges of adults is by considering their learning experiences or situations. This paper explores assistive technology (AT) considerations for adult dyslexics struggling with learning an essential knowledge in an adult learning and job preparation program for a local urban community in Texas. At the same time, there are compensatory approaches and remediation instructions that should be critically considered for AT implementation in job training. The intent is to “build up” a skill with which an individual is struggling. Assistive technology is merely a tool used to accomplish a task without full reliance on the technology and the emphasis is on what the technology can do for adults with dyslexia.

Author

• Charity Embley, Odessa College