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Gorman, Audrey J. – American Libraries, 1997
Of the 39 millions Americans with learning disabilities, 60-80% have reading disabilities. Describes techniques that libraries can use in literacy programs: screening of phonological awareness and skills; tutor training with the Orten-Gillingham method, a structured, systematic, multisensory program developing the ability to hear phonemes; and the…
Descriptors: Learning Disabilities, Libraries, Library Services, Literacy
