Examples
Building Community and Skills through Multilevel Classes
Judy Hofer and Pat Larson
Contrary to the current movement away from mixed levels, this program finds that multilevel classes better reflect the diversity of the world in which adults function and communicates to students that they all have strengths and can learn from one another. The authors illustrate that building connections and community helps students work across differences to hear a range of perspectives and collaboratively solve problems.
Differentiated Instruction: Adjusting to the Needs of All Learners
Mary Ann Corley
This article describes ways in which teachers can differentiate instruction; suggests instructional strategies that respond to students’ readiness levels, interests, and learning profiles; and outlines challenges in implementing differentiated instruction.
Differentiating Instruction for a Multilevel Class
Catherine Saldana
This is an account of how the author differentiated instruction by giving students choices in what they would read and write and in how they would practice their skills. This approach resulted in increased participation and engagement.
MI, the GED, and Me
Martha Jean
Hoping to improve the persistence of GED students, this teacher researcher investigated the impact of applying multiple intelligence theory to her lessons. She found that this approach significantly improved attendance and retention, particularly of the higher-risk student with learning differences.
Research
What Impact Do ESOL Activities Informed by the MI Theory Have on Student Engagement and Learning Strategies? in “Multiple Intelligences in Practice: Teacher Research Reports from the Adult Multiple Intelligences Study”
Terri Coustan
This teacher researcher found that providing ESOL students choices in learning activities informed by multiple intelligence theory led her beginning level students to participate more actively, and fostered greater student assertiveness in and outside of class. Her students also improved their ability to reflect on their own learning preferences subsequent to lots of practice.
MI, the GED, and Me
Martha Jean
Hoping to improve the persistence of GED students, this teacher researcher investigated the impact of applying multiple intelligence theory to her lessons. She found that this approach significantly improved attendance and retention, particularly of the higher-risk students with learning differences.
Tools
Getting Started with Assistive Technology
Heidi Silver-Pacuilla
There are a multitude of assistive technologies now available to support students with a range of learning needs. This article describes what these tools can do and where to find them.
Learning Disability Videos
Ohio ABLE Resource Center
This site offers an online workshop (videos, PowerPoints, and reflective assignments) that provides an overview of definitions, legal issues, screening instruments, and program and instructional implications for serving adults with learning disabilities.
Minnesota Adult Basic Education Disabilities Resource Guide
Minnesota Adult Basic Education
This fully online resource guide provides information about particular disabilities (ranging from ADHD to vision loss), classroom challenges for teachers, instructional strategies, testing accommodations, ESL applications, and many other topics, all focused on adult learners.
