By Suzanne, on May 19th, 2010
Many “whole life” projects underway involve digital storytelling. This is using photo, text, music and voice to produce a story, usually about 2-3 minutes long and shared/uploaded onto computers, websites, blogs and so on. Recent research in literacy argues that adults develop many valuable “new literacies” , “deep literacy” and traditional print literacy skills as they create digital stories. These include the creative decision-making involved in matching text with images and music, pacing, designing text/narrative for an authentic audience, attention to voice and emotional content, editing, you name it! Because digital stories value many kinds of learning styles and modes
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By Literacy BC, on March 13th, 2010
What is a “LD-friendly” learning setting?
A “LD-friendly” learning setting uses accommodations, strategies and resources that are helpful for all learners whether or not they have a diagnosed learning disability. Another term from “LD-friendly” learning is Universal Design, an approach to designing learning settings that responds to diverse learning styles, accommodates learning difficulties and encourages multiple modes of expression.
Why create a “LD-friendly” learning setting?
The main idea guiding a “LD friendly setting” is that designing instruction for adults with learning disabilities can benefit all learners.
Chances are that you will meet learners in adult literacy classes who have learning disabilities. Since at least
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