The LBS Practitioners version of the Learning Exploration Tool (LET) is designed to support learners who are already in an LBS program and have had an initial skills assessment.
The Learning Exploration Tool (LET) is an educational interview template that
- allows you to gather more information about a learner’s education and learning history, as well as their strengths and challenge areas
- includes a learning challenges pre-screen and checklists for specific learning challenges
- results in exploring learning strategies that might be helpful in and outside of the classroom
Time to Administer the LET 30-45 minutes
Additional Administration Time 1 hour*
*This is time to complete the report, reflect on potential learning strategies that might be helpful and meet with the learner to review it and decide on next steps.
The LET is not a full literacy assessment with activities. It incorporates the first 2 steps of ABEA’s full Learning Challenges Assessment Tool (LCAT). The idea is that by using the tool, practitioners and learners can get a better understanding of the learner’s strengths and challenge areas. This can be a start to identify some learning strategies that could be helpful in the class and beyond. For referring organizations like learning networks, there is also a pathway plan embedded where you can work with the learner to map out the steps towards their goals.
Before you use the tool with learners, you should have a good working knowledge of common learning challenges like auditory, visual and organizational processing challenges. Please review the training slides below. Please review the Facilitator’s Guide for more details.
Training Slides – Learning Challenges, Learning Strategies
Processing Challenges – Definitions and Markers
Activity – Learning Challenges Pre-Screen template, Pre-Screen Role Play 1, Pre-Screen Role Play 2
Learning Exploration Tool (LET) – Facilitator’s Guide
Learning Exploration Tool (LET) – Template
Learning Strategy Handouts
