Literacy Connections
Literacy Connections provides a wealth of information on reading, teaching and tutoring techniques, ESL literacy, and adult literacy.
Reading Skills for Today's Adults
This project was designed to create leveled reading selections that are appropriate for and valued by adult learners. These materials, combined with the research-proven strategies of repeated reading and guided oral reading, aid in building learners' fluency and comprehension skills..
TV
411
TV411 can help to improve reading/writing skills. Includes topics
such as parenting, health and money.
Vocabulary and Spelling City
Interactive games to help spelling and definitions.
We All Can Read
We All Can Read was developed for adults with very low reading skills. This site offers the first 28 lessons of the We All Can Read online program free.
How Words Cast Their Spell • Spelling is an Integral Part of Learning the Language • Not a Matter of Memorization
Functional Context Education - Making Learning Relevant
Functional Context Education is an approach to education that is based upon a cognitive science theory of cognitive development, learning, and instruction. The theoretical framework and the principles for applying this framework to the task of instructional development are discussed in this notebook.
Functional Context Education - Making Learning Relevant in the 21st Century
The concepts of Functional Context Education, developed within the field of adult literacy education, are being widely disseminated on the internet. Several online databases provide a wide range of resources for adult educators and others and include information about Functional Context Education theory and principles for embedding or integrating basic skills with relevant content subject matter.
The Path of Many Journeys, The Benefit of Higher Education for Native People and Communities
Access to quality education in general, and higher education in particular, is key to closing the economic and social gap. Historically, higher education has been the main driver of improved social mobility, personal welfare, and economic prosperity. However, traditional forms of western higher education have often been unsuccessful with
American Indian populations owing to the striking differences in western and American Indian traditions, pedagogical approaches, and measures of success. Investment in higher education, especially in higher education suitable for the American Indian context, is crucial to bridge the divide between American Indians and the rest of the nation.
A New National Approach to Career Navigation for Working Learners
Vickie Choitz, Louis Soares & Rachel Pleasants
This paper details both the inadequacy of the career navigation assistance now available and why the United States needs a new approach. The first section describes the urgent need, which has been exacerbated by recent trends in the economy. The second section showcases promising models of career navigation that have emerged—created by community colleges, employers, labor unions, public workforce systems, and community-based organizations—but remain small boutique enterprises. The third section envisions a more robust national approach to career navigation services for working adults and explores both design principles and challenges. Finally, the paper recommends next steps and federal policy actions that would move us closer to achieving that vision.
How Effective Are Different Approaches Aiming to Increase Employment Retention and Advancement?
Richard Hendra, Keri-Nicole Dillman, Gayle Hamilton, Erika Lundquist, Karin Martinson & Melissa Wavelet
Using a random assignment research design, the ERA project tested the effectiveness of programs that attempted to promote steady work and career advancement for current and former welfare recipients and other low-wage workers, most of whom were single mothers. The programs –– generally supported by existing public funding, not special demonstration grants –– reflected state and local choices regarding target popula-tions, goals, ways of providing services, and staffing.
Projections of Jobs and Education Requirements Through 2018
Anthony P. Carnevale, Nicole Smith & Jeff Strohl
This report sets out to provide a detailed forecast of jobs and their education requirements for two reasons:
First: The ability of individuals to connect education, training, and careers has become key to employability and to attaining and maintaining middle class status.
Second: In spite of its growing importance, our ability to match education alternatives with career options is woefully underdeveloped.
Teaching Adults to Read
The pack introduces some key concepts on the teaching of reading to adults including phonics, effective teaching and learning, and working with mixed ability groups. It is a rich resource for professional development uses as well as for individual tutors who are looking for inspiration.
Good Practice Guide: Bringing a Social Capital Approach Into the Teaching of Adult Literacy and Numeracy
This good practice guide is based on research by Jo Balatti, Steve Black and Ian Falk, who examined how adult literacy and numeracy education and training can be delivered using a social capital approach. The guide describes strategies to assist vocational education and training (VET) practitioners to adopt this type of approach to their teaching, particularly the teaching of literacy and numeracy.
Journal Writing as a Tool to Enhance Adult Literacy Processes
Vinitha Joyappa
This article chronicles the experience of an adult literacy tutor that uses journal writing as a tool.
What Science has Taught us about Instructional Goals in Reading for Adults
Presentation by Dr. Joe Torgeson of the Florida Center for Reading Research.
To Read or Not to Read
National Endowment for the Arts
This study shows startling decline in how well and how much Americans are Reading.
Learning Better Together: The Impact of Learning Communities on Student Success
Media LIbrary of Teaching Skils
Sherow Tutor Flipbook
The Flipbook is divided into five sections: Introduction, Reading Instruction, Writing Instruction, Math Instruction, and Teaching/Learning Strategies. Each section includes guidance for teaching a variety of skill topics.
Left Brain/Right Brain: Pathways to Reach Every Learner
By better understanding our own neurological strengths and weaknesses, we can adapt our lessons to reach all of our students.
Larry Ferlazzo's Websites of the Day...For Teaching ELL, ESL & EFL
Blog by Larry Ferlazzo with daily tips on Adult Learner resources and websites.
Awesome Stories
This site offers video and text stories on various subjects geared toward adult learners. Users will need to register, but registration is free.
Applying Research in Reading Instruction First Steps for Teachers
This book seeks to build adult literacy instruction of scientifically based reading research and provides guidance on how to use it in the classroom
Teaching Adults to Read
This resource contains research-based principles distilled into a 20 page pamphlet.
Reading Profiles
On this website, five components are presented to identify different patterns of reading strengths and weaknesses: word recognition, spelling, word meaning, silent reading comprehension and oral reading rate.
TV 411: Reading
This interactive lesson helps to teach the fundamentals of reading the newspaper. Students will learn how to find information in a newspaper as well as figure out the main idea of articles.
Writing Assignments: Writing From Literature
Presents several activities to be carried out in conjunction with the study of a single assigned book, or to take the place of the traditional book report. Each topic can be modified to "fit" different pieces of literature or to accommodate students of greater or lesser sophistication.
CNN New Reader Story of the Week
This site offers a story of the week that is written for new readers.
Identifying and Solving Reading Error Patterns
September 16, 2010
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