Bertran 2016

Authors: Bertran, Liz.

Article: Retaining the Struggling Adult Learner.

Publication: Supporting the Success of Adult and Online Students: Proven Practices in Higher Education (Volume 5) (City University of Seattle / Createspace). 2016

Supporting the Success of Adult and Online Students, the fifth book in the Proven Practices in Higher Education series by City University of Seattle, presents twenty-seven chapters on supporting and retaining adult students. Each chapter, written by different authors and teams of authors, presents another perspective on how to motivate and encourage adult learners.

The book editors are Kelly A. Flores, Kurt D. Kirstein, Craig E. Schieber, and Steven G. Olswang.

Chapter 29 provides suggested strategies for educators, geared to the picture-thinking, right-brained learning style of adult dyslexic students, based on research and ideas developed by Ron Davis and other cited references.