Literacy Help

[John F. Elmer]

Beth,

Given that your target population is people with developmental
disabilities, it would be important for me to know what level of
cognitive skills you are talking about.  Are you hoping to teach people
to read (and at what level) or are you looking more towards teaching
survival skills.  Many literacy programs, whether or not they require
verbal skills, do require a certain level of cognitive skills.  I think
if you could talk a bit more about who you are working with and what
your literacy goals are, then, members of this list could give you
better recommendations.  I know I could.

John



Beth Sullivan wrote:
> 
> Hi, I am fairly new to this list.  I work for Wright Enterprises in Olympia.  We support adults with developmental disabilities.  I am looking for literacy curriculum that is not reliant on verbal speech.  I work with a couple people who are nonverbal and would like to gain literacy skills.  I have contacted a couple local literacy programs who could not help because their curriculum requires a person to verbalize words.  Thanks for your help. -- Beth Sullivan

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John F. Elmer, M.S.S.W., Ph.C.
Shoreline Community College
Advising and Counseling Center
16101 Greenwood Avenue North
Seattle, WA  98133
206-546-4799/5823/4559