How-Tos: For Instructors
Adobe Acrobat Reader is required to view PDF files. To download a free copy, please visit the Adobe web site. The Adult Basic Education Teacher's Toolkit
Adult Education Professional Development and Curriculum Consortium (AEPDC), Texas, 1995
Guide for new and experienced adult basic education teachers. Presents a model for facilitating adult learning and includes a teacher's toolbox with strategies for teaching reading, writing, and computing skills, and more.
http://www-tcall.tamu.edu/toolkit/cover.html The Adult Reading Toolkit (The ART)
M. Frank, V. Weinberg, Learning Disabilities Association (LDA) Minnesota, 2004, revised 2005
Presents current research on teaching reading to adults and approaches to assessment and instruction. Offers guidance on selecting curricula, using authentic materials, and locating appropriate software. Covers phonemic awareness, beginning phonics instruction, intermediate decoding, fluency, vocabulary, and comprehension. Available for purchase at:
Download/view: PDF (KB) Creating Authentic Materials and Activities for the Adult Literacy Classroom
E. Jacobson, S. Degener, and V. Purcell-Gates, National Center for the Study of Adult Learning and Literacy (NCSALL), 2003
Based on the results of a nationwide study of the literacy practices of adult learners, this large and comprehensive guide offers practitioners and administrators information, discussion questions, and exercises on contextualized instruction.
Download/view: PDF (861KB) Equipped for the Future Assessment Report: How Instructors Can Support Adult Learners Through Performance-Based Assessment
S. Ananda, WestEd, National Institute for Literacy (NIFL), 2000
Introduces adult education instructors to performance assessment methods and tools to help measure learners' progress relative to the Equipped for the Future Content Standards. Describes key characteristics and examples of effective performance-based assessments and suggests how instructors might use such tools to evaluate adults' knowledge, skills and abilities. Demonstrates how performance assessment can be integrated into instruction and accountability systems.
Download/view: PDF (291KB) | HTML Eureka! AGORA Teaching Strategies
Maintained by the Ohio Literacy Resource Center, AGORA offers a searchable database of teaching strategies on reading/listening, discussion/problem solving, writing, collaboration and study strategies designed specifically for adults. The lesson plans included must meet certain criteria and are reviewed by a selection committee. Each category has numerous links to specific teaching strategies, including book clubs and peer discussion groups, book conversations, clustering, discussion webs, and other activities designed to improve reading, thinking, and general fluency. Provides additional links to many other websites that have information on teaching strategies for adults.
http://literacy.kent.edu/eureka/strategies/index.html firstfind.info
Westchester Library System, NY
An easy-to-navigate online library for low- to intermediate-level adult learners. Topics cover a wide range of information such as computers and technology, parenting, finding a doctor, housing, immigration, jobs and job training, legal issues, and transportation and travel.
http://www.firstfind.info/ Guide for Planning and Implementing Instruction for Adults: A Theme-Based Approach
J. Dirkx and S. Prenger, Jossey-Bass Publishers, 1997
Shows instructors how to tailor their course content so that it connects to the life experiences and needs of adult learners. A resource for both new and experienced adult basic education, English literacy, and workplace basic education teachers. Available for purchase from
http://www.josseybass.com/cda/product/0,,0787908371,00.html Multiple Intelligences for Adult Literacy and Adult Education
L. Shelton, Western/Pacific LINCS
Introduces the theory of multiple intelligences and offers ways to apply it to adult literacy and education. This site focuses on helping teachers and learners understand the different ways in which people learn and how to use each style effectively depending on the content being taught.
http://literacyworks.org/mi/home.html Understanding What Reading Is All About: Teaching Materials and Lessons for Adult Basic Education Learners
National Center for the Study of Adult Learning and Literacy (NCSALL), 2005
Presents 13 lessons that can be used independently or integrated into an existing curriculum for adult basic education learners who read at levels 0-6. Lessons cover topics such as the components of reading, reading words by sight, developing reading comprehension, and understanding learning disabilities.
Download/view: PDF (715KB) | HTML Work-Related Learning Guide for Family Literacy and Adult Education Organizations
Jobs for the Future (JFF) in collaboration with the National Center for Family Literacy (NCFL), 1999
Helps family literacy and adult education providers integrate work-related learning into educational programs. Includes concrete examples of many types of work-related learning (such as job shadowing, internships, and community service) and lists advantages and challenges of each. Describes how to develop a work-related learning plan, assess skill needs, design programs and develop curriculum, and establish employer-partner networks.
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