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8Learning Resources
Catalog
Dear Reader:
We
continue to add to the LDR catalog. This
paper form of the catalog, designed to save natural and financial resources,
refers to the online version of the catalog that has been expanded to
include photographs of most products, along with the descriptions of each
product. This 2008 Catalog
marks 19 years of service for Learning disAbilities Resources. This year we are again pleased to include a number of new
items for adults and children who learn differently.
An example is the math exercise pages: Fractions' Four
Functions and Writing Word Problems. Dr.
Cooper has found that these exercise pages have helped many students to
increase their understanding of fractions and word problems. We
have also added the Test Anxiety Student Manuel that puts the information
from Dr. Cooper’s Test Anxiety Workshop into a form that students can work
through to help them to reduce test anxiety.
We are currently in the process of transferring the audio recordings
to CD and the VHS videos to DVD. The
process will take several months; however, if you are interested in a
product in the new format, you can contact us to check on its availability.
Through
improved production processes, we have been able to lower the prices of some
products, and hold the prices steady on other products, but because of
increases in the cost of paper, we have had to raise the prices of some of
our products. Please note
any price changes and update computer generated purchase orders.
If
you are a first time reader of the Learning Resources Catalog you will find
that most of the items listed in this catalog are found nowhere else.
The majority of the products were developed by Dr. Richard Cooper and
produced by LDR, the exceptions are the items in the Technology Section that
we obtain from other suppliers. Dr.
Cooper, who himself has a learning difference, has been working with
individuals, both children and adults, for 29 years.
The items he has developed have helped countless individuals to
become independent learners and more successful.
Most of the items in this catalog are age and level independent which
means that the person is able to individualize the material for his or her
needs. This is possible because the materials are designed to meet
the specific needs of individuals who think and learn differently not to a
specific age or achievement level. For
example Tic Tac Toe Math is an effective method for the fourth grader or the
adult education student who cannot remember the multiplication tables.
Over
the years, Dr. Cooper has added the learning tools and systems he uses
himself and those he has developed for his students and clients.
The catalog contains items to assist individuals in most basic
academic areas. The learning
tools, systems, and techniques range from identifying how a person learns to
assisting that person to learn independently.
The items in the catalog are designed to help individuals use
strengths and minimize weaknesses. The
products are very popular with adult education programs, colleges that serve
students with learning differences as well as elementary and secondary
schools. Because the materials
are not age or level specific, many home-schoolers have found the products
very useful. The products
listed in the LDR catalog are designed to complement other materials and
techniques, not to replace them.
You can contact our
offices at: 1-800-869-8336, or send e-mail to: rcooper-ldr@comcast.net.
Center for Alternative Learning
The Center for
Alternative Learning is a non-profit corporation in the state of
Pennsylvania that has 501c3 IRS status. The Center was founded by Dr.
Richard Cooper in 1987 to provide low-cost and free educational services to
individuals with learning differences. The activities at the Center are
funded by donations, grants and fees for services such as teacher training
seminars. The mission of the Center for Alternative Learning is to
provide educational, life skills and social services for individuals, both
children and adults, who have learning disabilities, problems or
differences. Many of the
individuals served at the Center are undereducated or have weak academic or
social skills. Current programs
include adult basic education classes, conversational English for adults
from other countries, literacy instruction for individuals who have reading
problems, and specialized math instruction.
Through the Center, Dr. Cooper provides training for parents,
teachers and other professionals about learning differences and techniques
for developing compensatory strategies.
The Center relies heavily on
volunteers who assist with both instruction and administration. Without our volunteers, we would only be able to provide a
minimal level of service. Unfortunately,
we only have one location in Havertown, Pennsylvania near Philadelphia.
Dr. Cooper has met individuals around the country who lament the fact
that they are unable to be volunteers at the Center.
But they and you can help with your financial contribution to the
Center. If you would like to
make a donation to the Center, you can add it to your LDR order in the space
provided above the Total. Your
donation will be transferred to the Center for Alternative Learning and used
to offer free assessments and specialized instruction to individuals with
learning differences who are not eligible to receive such services
elsewhere.