Adult Education & Literacy Resource Collection

Persistent barriers to accessing high-quality, affordable postsecondary education remain for currently and formerly incarcerated individuals. This guide was developed by the U.S.

This resource links to various collections from the Smithsonian through which to learn about about Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

This spotlight describes how states, regions, and programs are using bridge strategies to prepare learners in IELCE activities for IET programs. 

This guide summarizes considerations, tools, and examples that can be used by state and facility administrators and instructors as they develop and implement IET programs in jails and prisons.

This report from a national evaluation of Title II examines the extent to which local adult education providers' instructional approaches

This website provides discussion questions and links to additional resources through which to explore the legacy of Martin Luther King, Jr.

The Minnesota Adult Education Professional Development YouTube Channel on IET Programs is a free online playlist of videos that can be used to explore multiple facets of IET instruction. 

This spotlight describes how adult education programs can use an immigrant integration approach in IELCE activities to serve adult refugee learners.

This spotlight describes actions and strategies that career navigators and advisors can take in helping English learners and immigrants participating in IELCE and IET activities.

This publication outlines the components, structure, and process involved with creating an adult citizenship education curriculum for a High Beginning ESL level course.

This resource explores the technical, instructional, and other components necessary for expanding the use of technology in correctional education programs.

This tip sheet provides information for citizenship education programs and naturalization services providers who are interested in expanding their offerings to include immigration legal services by having their organizations recognized and their non-attorney staff members or volunteers accredited by the Department of Justice (DOJ), which would allow the programs to explain immigration options to clients, provide advice about which documents to submit, and communicate with USCIS about immigration cases.

This handbook is a practical guide that supports the start-up, scale-up, and delivery of quality distance education programming.

The Integrated Education and Training Design Toolkit guides users through a team-based approach to develop customized IET solutions that address the needs of adult learners and local businesses through four iterative phases: Research and Assess, Design and Plan, Develop and Implement, and Evaluate and Improve. Train-the-Trainer materials are also available to support the IET Design process. See the abstract for links.

This tool can be used to help determine eligibility to apply to become a U.S. citizen through naturalization.

This publication provides information about the implementation of and findings from the Technology-Based Coaching in Adult Education (TBCAE) project.

This Guide is designed for people who are incarcerated and for those on community supervision (probation and parole) to help them get started—or continue—on the path to further education and training.

The TBCAE Toolkit was developed to assist adult education program administrators, program  staff, and state staff in planning and implementing text messaging that supports adult education learners’ program participation and attainment of education outcomes.

This website provides free contextualized video lessons and resources for adult educators and adult students.

A new IES snapshot, Adult Education Strategies: Identifying and Building Evidence of Effectiveness, summarizes a systematic review of existing, rigorous research on the effectiveness of categories of adult education strategies.

This compendium describes five innovative practices in bridge and integrated education and training (IET) programs as selected by the  Advancing Innovation in Adult Education project.

This compendium describes nine innovative practices with a holistic approach to adult education services as selected by the Advancing Innovation in Adult Education project.

This brief describes innovative, remote adult ESOL program practices and designs based on interviews with staff from 34 adult ESOL programs across the US about their use of digital technologies for onboarding, instruction, and supports to diverse ESOL learners.

This practice guide provides community colleges with five specific recommendations for supporting occupational skills training through career pathways.

Money Smart for Older Adults is an instructor-led training developed to teach older adults and caregivers of older adults about elder financial exploitation and why they may be at risk.