Adult Education & Literacy Resource Collection

A collection of forty theme-based readers, along with an instructors guide, that support ESL literacy instructors in creating comprehensive, theme-based lessons for adult ESL literacy learners.

A free online resource for intermediate and advanced adult learners of English and basic skills

This study circle is a professional learning activity for adult ESL teachers who are interested in integrating effective pronunciation instruction into their regular teaching practice.

This reader contains nine original stories written specifically for adults at the beginner to grade 1.5 reading level.

This reader contains nine original stories about human rights written specifically for adults who read at the grade 4.5 to 6 reading level.

This report explores the role of race in community college education, specifically as it pertains to African American and Latino males. 

This paper briefly describes constructive developmental theories of adulthood, implications for academic language and critical thinking, and outlines developmentally scaffolded learning activities.

This report analyzes more than 100 education-to-employment initiatives from 25 countries and a survey of youth, education providers, and employers in nine diverse countries: Brazil, Germany, India, Mexico, Morocco, Saudi Arabia, Turkey, the United Kingdom, and the United States.

Drawing on a literature and program review, analysis of publicly available data, and consultations with experts in the field, this report examines opportunities for women and student parents to pursue and succeed in STEM fields at community colleges.

This policy brief outlines a series of  promising approaches to link language instruction with occupational training and to address the pressures and challenging life circumstances immigrants face. 

This report seeks to identify the key elements of a comprehensive and systemic approach to the challenge of educating immigrant students .

This book chapter looks at strategies for connecting male high school dropouts of color between the ages of sixteen and twenty-four to pathways to postsecondary credentials that have value in the labor market.

Designed for instructors, program coordinators, and other stakeholders in ESL literacy, this handbook primarily intends to be a practical handbook, outlining promising practices in program considerations, strategies for the classroom, and four different levels of ESL literacy.

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.

This seven-unit curriculum for teaching customer service skills to English for speakers of other languages (ESOL) includes an instructor guide and student workbook.

This study compares the cost-effectiveness of these two crime control methods - educating prisoners and expanding prisons. One million dollars spent on correctional education prevents about 600 crimes, while that same money invested in incarceration prevents 350 crimes. Correctional education is almost twice as cost-effective as a crime control policy.