Bridges to Practice
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For information on Bridges to Practice training in your area, please contact:
Dr. Rochelle Kenyon, Project Director
rkenyon@aol.com

 

What Is Bridges to Practice?

Bridges to Practice is a program first developed in 1993 by the National Adult Literacy and Learning Disabilities Center (NALLD Center) through funding from the National Institute for Literacy (NIFL). The five-year effort consisted of a three-phase research and development plan to:

1. Organize focus groups and evaluate current screening practices and instructional materials;

2. Develop the Bridges training program and guidebooks; and

3. Review and continuously refine the guidebook materials to provide the most up-to-date resources.

By utilizing research-based information, the NALLD Center envisioned making literacy programs more responsive to the needs of adults with learning disabilities. Florida's Bridges to Practice project has as its mission a call to action to initiate reform so that all adults with learning disabilities will experience greater success in meeting their educational and life goals.

Florida's Bridges to Practice - An Introduction will provide you with an opportunity to better understand the diverse needs of your adult students, many who may have either diagnosed or undiagnosed learning disabilities. Throughout this web-based training, you will be using the Florida's Bridges to Practice website at: http://www.floridatechnet.org/bridges/.

You may access this invaluable resource at any time during this training by a simple click on the Bridges to Practice website icon located on the top left side of each page. The icon looks like this:



This program was developed by Dr. Rochelle Kenyon, Project Director, Florida Bridges to Practice, through an Adult Education State Leadership Grant from the Florida Department of Education, Division of Community Colleges and Workforce Education. 

Content development by Dr. Rochelle Kenyon, Susan Pittman and Bonnie Vondracek. Web design and development by Dr. Debra L. Hargrove.

Disclaimer:  While every effort has been made to ensure the accuracy of this web-based training component, it is not an official publication of the Florida Department of Education.