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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Assistive Technology and Learning Disabilities
2011
Assistive Technology can offer powerful tools to students with learning disabilities by providing remedial or compensatory support in the classroom and for independent learning. This article includes an overview of various hardware, software and low tech tools for students and teachers with a focus on literacy and a mention of available math tools. While there is an emphasis on middle and high school, many of the tools described are useful for adult learners.
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Beyond Basic Skills: State Strategies to Connect Low-Skilled Students
2011
This report provides a background on the growing basic skills crisis in the U.S. and emphasizes the importance of postsecondary education success and completion in getting a good job and advancing in the workforce.
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Career Pathways Toolkit: Six Key Elements for Success
2011
The resources in this section contain both evidence-based research and practice-based materials that can help guide the development, implementation, and continuous improvement of ACP programs.
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Certifying Adult Education Staff and Faculty
2011
The paper provides a background on certification in adult education, outlines benefits of certification, and suggests next steps for improving teacher quality in adult education through professionalization, teacher preparation, and related research.
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Child Development 2
2011
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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Community-based Correctional Education
2011
This work focuses on "education services offered to individuals serving all or part of their criminal sentence under community supervision (e.g., parole or probation).
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Digital Colorado Success UNLimited Toolbox
2011
The Digital Colorado Success UNlimited Toolbox includes professional development, support services, and instructional resources that support the Colorado SUN Initiative in providing career pathways for out-of-school youth to community colleges.
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Distance Learning in Adult Basic Education: A Review of the Literature
2011
The purpose of this literature review is to provide background information about distance learning (DL) in adult basic education (ABE), specifically, to identify program design and policy implications to inform the use of distance education (DE) for GED® students in rural Pennsylvania.
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Facilitating Student Learning through Contextualization
2011
This paper is a literature review that explores the nature and effectiveness of contextualization as a way to improve outcomes for academically underprepared college students.
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Facing the Challenge of Numeracy in Adult Education
2011
This report explains what "numeracy" is and why we need it, and makes the case for shifting from the current emphasis on traditional math instruction in adult education to instruction in a more comprehensive set of math skills.
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Federal Student Aid Resources
2011
The Office of Federal Student Aid at the U.S. Department of Education provides publications, fact sheets, online tools, and other resources to help students prepare for college or career school. Resources are grouped by the following topics: information on college preparation and the Federal Student Aid Programs; FAFSA; loan information and consumer protection.
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GED Bridge to College Careers Program
2011
This resource contains both evidence-based research and practice-based materials that can help guide the development, implementation, and continuous improvement of career pathways programs.
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Health Care Career Pathways and Adult English Language Learners
2011
This report discusses health care workforce needs in entry-level, midlevel and professional positions, a profile of the changing American workforce, with a focus on adult immigrants and English language learners (ELLs) and their workforce participation, and how adult ELLs could fill health care positions.
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