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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Getting Reading Results in the Classroom: What Research Tells Us
2010
This webcast disseminates research findings from several five-year research projects investigating the development of literacy skills in adults enrolled in Adult Basic and Secondary Education classrooms.
Administrators
Teacher Trainers
Instructional Staff
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Teaching Excellence in Adult Literacy (TEAL)
2010
This resource gives an overview of the Department of Education's Teaching Excellence in Adult Literacy (TEAL) project.
Administrators
Teacher Trainers
Policymakers and Implementers
Instructional Staff
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Assessment Strategies and Reading Profiles (ASRP)
2009
Assessment Strategies and Reading Profiles (ASRP) provides research-based assessment strategies to improve reading instruction for Adult Basic Education and Adult Secondary Education learners.
Administrators
Instructional Staff
Teacher Trainers
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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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The Neurobiology of Reading and Dyslexia
2007
This article summarizes the research in the area of dyslexia (the most common type of LD) in a very user-friendly manner. It emphasizes the need for appropriate and effective accommodations for learners with dyslexia along with some concrete examples.
Readers should be aware that there are two articles available when opening this resource link. The second, and very helpful article, is provided below the first article – keep scrolling down.
Teacher Trainers
Instructional Staff
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