LDAO publishes materials related to learning and learning disabilities – books, workbooks. All of the items below are available for purchase through this website’s online store.
Job-Fit
Job-Fit was developed to help adults with learning disabilities improve their employability and job-readiness skills. It supports individuals in becoming more self-aware, understanding their strengths and needs, and making employment choices that are a better fit for their learning and working style.
There is no requirement for a formal diagnosis or assessment to use Job-Fit. Individuals may find it useful if they experience learning-related challenges that affect employment, training, or job readiness.
Job-Fit helps participants explore employment options, understand accommodation needs, develop resume-related skills, practise how to market themselves to an employer, and build organizational and interpersonal skills needed to find and retain suitable employment.
Some Assembly Required
Some Assembly Required, also known as SOAR, is a set of three student workbooks and a facilitator’s guide developed by LDAO for students in Grades 6 to 9. The series helps students learn more about learning and learning disabilities, build school success skills, and prepare for the choices and transitions that come with high school.
The SOAR workbooks are intended to be read and discussed, making them useful for classroom, small-group, or facilitated learning contexts. Topics include learning styles, strengths and needs, study skills, organization, projects and assignments, Individual Education Plans, accommodations, and planning for future pathways.
The complete set includes Book 1: L’s and D’s, Book 2: Skills for Success, Book 3: Making Choices for the Future, and the SOAR Facilitator’s Guide.
For more information and to order Some Assembly Required, visit LD@shop.
LD@school and TA@l’école
LD@school and TA@l’école are bilingual educator-facing websites developed by LDAO and funded by the Ontario Ministry of Education. These websites provide evidence-based, evidence-informed, and practice-informed resources to support Ontario educators working with students with learning disabilities.
Resources include articles, videos, webinars, tip sheets, student success stories, and links to additional tools and supports. LD@school provides English-language resources, while TA@l’école provides French-language resources for educators across Ontario.
This is the Face of LD
This is the Face of LD is a poster series that shares the stories of six individuals with learning disabilities. Each poster highlights a different person’s experience, helping to show that learning disabilities can affect people in different ways and that each person has their own strengths, challenges, and story.
The series was created to help build awareness, understanding, and conversation about learning disabilities. It reminds viewers that LDs are not always visible, and that support, understanding, and the right strategies can make an important difference.