How-To's: For Instructors
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Metropolitan Alliance for Adult Learning and Literacy (MAAL), 2000
Describes how to motivate young adults to succeed and offers practitioners advice on how to meet the needs of these learners. Describes several classroom activities, including a hip-hop English lesson and a history lesson based on a magazine advertisement.
Download/view: PDF (219KB) The Community Guide to Helping America's Youth
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Helping America's Youth (HAY)
Developed by nine federal agencies to help strengthen the relationships between youth and their family, school, and community, this guide includes tips on forming and maintaining partnerships, a tool to locate and assess community resources and needs, and a database of 180 evidence-based youth programs.
http://www.helpingamericasyouth.org/default.htm Focus Groups with Young Adults
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M. Herring, prepared for Metropolitan Alliance for Adult Learning (MAAL), 2001
Presents findings, implications, and conclusions from two focus groups with young adults. Identifies gaps in the services provided by the conventional adult education classroom: they do not approach teaching and learning in ways young adults need or supply the necessary level of attention.
Download/view: PDF (38KB) Focus on Basics: Youth
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B. Gardner (Ed.), Focus on Basics, Volume 7, 2004
Articles describe various approaches to educating young adults in adult basic education and providing professional development to instructors working with this population. Several articles discuss the Youth Cultural Competence programmatic framework and ways to engage young immigrants. Publication also includes a list of helpful resources.
Download/view: PDF (1.0MB) | HTML It?s My Life: Employment, A Guide for Transition Services from Casey Family Programs
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Casey Family Programs, 2003
One in a series of guides designed for programs preparing young people moving from foster care to independent living. Offers strategies for employment, education, and training, as well as program models, assessments, benchmarks, advice for practitioners, and other helpful resources.
Download/view: PDF (887KB) | HTML Survey of Civic Learning Opportunities for Out-of-School Youth in the Adult Education and Literacy System
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M. Daniels and M. Gillespie, SRI International, Center for Information and Research on Civic Learning and Engagement (CIRCLE) Working Paper 34, 2005
Summarizes findings from a literature review and a survey of adult literacy programs that serve youth, and identifies examples of civic engagement resources and activities. Suggests practitioners, researchers, and policymakers share innovative strategies, conduct more research on the long-term effects of civic education, and develop civic-related standards, assessment tools, and professional development activities.
Download/view: PDF (642KB) | HTML What State and Local Leaders Need to Know about Improving Literacy Skills for Out-of-School Youth
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National Center for Education and the Economy (NCEE), Workforce Development Strategies Group, 2004
This brochure describes the nation’s youth literacy deficit and describes research-based instructional strategies for improving the reading, writing, and mathematics skills of young adults. Concludes with recommendations for local workforce leaders.
Download/view: PDF (977KB) Youth in ABE Programs
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Field Notes, System for Adult Basic Education Support (SABES), Vol. 11, No. 4, 2002
This issue of the quarterly newsletter funded by the Massachusetts Department of Education draws from research and practitioner experience with youth. Covers topics such as managing behavior and developing secondary diploma programs in an ABE setting. Also describes two local workforce preparation programs: YouthBuild Boston and Jobs for Youth.
Download/view: PDF (325KB) | HTML Youth in Adult Literacy Education Programs
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E. Hayes, in J. Comings, B. Garner, and C. Smith (Eds.), Annual Review of Adult Learning and Literacy, Volume 1, 1999
Explores the reasons more youth are enrolling in adult literacy programs and considers the effects of youth on these programs. Identifies future research and policy issues to be addressed and offers guidance on instruction and curriculum for practitioners.
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