The Enhancing Access for Refugees and New Americans project provides resources and technical assistance to adult education state agency staff, local programs, and instructors who serve or are aiming to serve English learners in Integrated English Literacy and Civics Education (IELCE) programming and are interested in using an immigrant integration approach. Adult Education and Family Literacy Act (AEFLA) requirements offer IELCE programs opportunity to support learners’ linguistic, economic, and civic integration needs.
A network of partners may deliver these services to adult English learners, including internationally-trained professionals.
EARN resources are also located throughout the topical subpages.
- Adult Education and Workforce Development System: Partnering to Improve Services
- Civics in the Adult Education Classroom
- Enhancing Access: Using Bridge Strategies to Connect IELCE Activities to IET Programs
- Expanding Boundaries: Taking a Regional Approach to IELCE/IET
- Forming and Sustaining Effective Partnerships for Immigrant Integration and Inclusion
- The Role of Navigators in IELCE/IET Career Pathways
- Serving Internationally Trained Professionals in IELCE Activities
- Serving Refugees in IELCE Activities
- Supporting the Economic Integration of Adult Learners with Emerging Literacy Skills
- Using Multilingual Approaches to Support English Language Acquisition
- Valuing Diverse Cultural Assets in Adult Education
- A Guide to Using an Immigrant Integration Approach in IELCE
- Enhancing Access to Workforce Training: A Guide to Supporting Multilingual Learners’ Participation in Integrated Education and Training
- Expanding the Use of Online Resources in IELCE Activities to Support Immigrant Integration and Inclusion
- IET for English Learners Desk Aids:
• Quick Start Guide
• Research and Assess Desk Aid
• Design and Plan Desk Aid
• Develop and Implement Desk Aid
RTI International leads the Enhancing Access project team, which includes researchers from RTI International, World Education, Safal Partners, and WestEd.
For more information or to join the Enhancing Access distribution list, email EARN@rti.org.