Practitioner's Toolkit Survey

The CanLearn Society has received funding from Calgary Learns to develop a Practitioner’s Toolkit to support reading instruction for adult learners with suspected learning disabilities. It is estimated that at least 30% and as many as 60% of adults in literacy and adult foundational learning programs have learning disabilities (LD). The Toolkit will assist instructors to understand an adult leaner’s strengths and needs and to connect this understanding with appropriate intervention focusing on practical strategies to build confidence, overcome negative self-perceptions, increase motivation/engagement of learners and strategies to improve reading skills.

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* 1. In your everyday work, do you have any involvement in teaching reading?

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* 2. Do you have information about the reading ability of your learners?

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* 3. Do you have learners who ask for help with their reading?

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* 4. What would you say are the sticking points that prevent these learners from making progress?  Please describe.

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* 5. Do learners identify specific goals for improving reading (e.g., to help their children with homework, to read a bus schedule, etc.)

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* 6. Have you found some strategies that are of help to these learners?

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* 7. What materials have you found most helpful to use with these learners? Please describe.

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* 8. Given time, money, and resources, how would you help these learners with their reading?

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* 9. Have you had training or professional development on teaching reading?

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* 10. Would you like to receive training or professional development to help struggling readers?

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* 11. Are you interested in participating in a focus group to assist with the development of a Practitioner's Toolkit: Rising to the Reading Challenges of Adult Learners?

Thank you for taking time to complete the survey!

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