Adult Education & Literacy Resource Collection
Explore a collection of 838 high-quality multimedia instructional resources, informed by research, for use by adult educators. These resources have been reviewed by subject matter experts and recommended and approved by the U.S. Department of Education, Office of Career, Technical, and Adult Education (OCTAE), Division of Adult Education and Literacy. Search the collection by category, keyword, date and more.
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Innovative Strategies: Ideas that Work!
2008
This guide contains 22 stories written by adult basic educators in Pennsylvania who describe the many different ways they have used PA’s Foundation Skills Framework.
Administrators
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Learning Progressions for Adult Literacy
2008
This resource from New Zealand provides a framework that indicates what adult learners can know and can do as they develop their expertise in literacy - Listen with Understanding, Speak to Communicate, Read with Understanding, Write to Communicate.
Instructional Staff
Teacher Trainers
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LINCS Regional Health Literacy Summits
2008
This resource summarizes the LINCS Regional Health Literacy Summits.
Administrators
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Policymakers and Implementers
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Mindsets and Math/Science Achievement
2008
In this research article, Carol Dweck contends that to increase student mastery of math and science, instructional techniques and curriculum tools need to be developed that shift student attitudes about learning towards what she terms a “growth mindset.”
Administrators
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Module 2: Data Analysis for Program Decision-Making
2008
This three-hour, self-paced course was designed for use by volunteers, teachers and program administrators in the field of ABE who are interested in learning how to effectively review and use data once it has been collected.
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Numeracy Matters
2008
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Operating a Warehouse at Maximum Efficiency
2008
This resource supports the teaching of specific education and training content that can be implemented by classroom instructors in the context of a particular career cluster.
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Selecting Modes of Transportation
2008
This resource supports the teaching of specific education and training content that can be implemented by classroom instructors in the context of a particular career cluster.
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Staying Healthy: An English Learner’s Guide to Health Care and Healthy Living
2008
The Staying Healthy resource guide is an informational resource for students or patients, but can also be used to address ESOL competencies with the accompanying Teacher’s Guide. The main book includes sections on health care, your doctor, medicines, nutrition, chronic diseases, and general rules of staying healthy. There are also two addendums, which cover coping with stress and womens’ health. Written at the 4th-5th grade reading level, this book has a host of photographs and illustrations to help English learners better grasp the concepts and vocabulary presented in the publication.
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The Current State of Correctional Education
2008
This resource is an overview of the state of correctional education in the United States. It discusses the varying causes that has led to an increase in the need for correctional education along with the different possible solutions for overcoming the challenges posed. This is a good resource for an individual who wants a strong foundation in background information in correctional education.
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Policymakers and Implementers
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U. S. A. Learns
2008
USA Learns is a free website that teaches English skills to immigrants.
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