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Resources: Adult Literacy and Family Literacy |
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Adult Education Resource Guide and Learning Standards (AERG) includes learning standards, goals, and objectives for English language arts and mathematics, with curriculum supplements for ESOL and GED. Additionally, the guide looks at the unique aspects of adult education: curriculum development, instructional planning, classroom management, and assessment. (1997) Adult Education Act, Section 353, #0039-98-0064.
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Career Development and Occupational Studies: A Supplement to AERG provides a contextual framework for integration of workforce preparation, career plan development, and electronic job search skills throughout all adult education program offerings. (2001) Adult Education Act, Section 353, #0039-99-0064.
View in browser View in pdf format Citizenship Preparation: A Supplement to AERG is designed to update adult education practitioners on the naturalization process. This guide connects citizenship preparation with not only AERG, but also with the National Reporting System for Adult Education. (1999) Adult Education Act, Section 353, #0039-99-0064.
Collection of Learning Experiences, a companion piece to AERG, is a compilation of learning experiences developed by adult educators. After an extensive peer review process, the featured learning experiences were deemed reflective of best practices and most likely to raise the standards of adult education in New York State. Accompanying handouts are also included. (1998) Adult Education Act, Section 353, #0039-99-0064.
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Assessment in Adult Education is a review of the literature examining the complexity of assessment as it pertains to adult education. The review addresses governmental requirements, definitions of literacy, placing adult learners at appropriate instructional levels, measuring adult learner gain, and other adult learner performance measures. (1998).
Bringing Family Literacy to Incarcerated Settings: An Instructional Guide was created to assist anyone interested in implementing a family literacy project within an incarcerated setting. The guide includes a description of various program designs as well as a blueprint for implementation. Resources and sample forms are provided. Adult Education Act, Section 326, #0138-98-5001.
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Education for Homeless Adults: Strategies for Implementation is a multi-volume resource addressing the specific needs and challenges of providing education to homeless people. The guides feature recruitment and retention tips, resources, family literacy approaches, and over 70 sample lessons with corresponding handouts, making it useful to educators of other disadvantaged populations, as well. Adult Education Act, Section 353, #01-02-94-7750.
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Volume I 1993 view in pdf format |
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Volume II 1994 view in pdf format |
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Volume III 1995 view in pef format |
Guide for Managers of Adult Education Programs helps new program managers become oriented to the world of adult education by providing guidance and support as they undertake their managerial responsibilities. This on-line guide serves as a resource for program managers making educational and administrative decisions. (2001) Adult Education Act, Section 353, #0039-99-0064.
Health Promotion for Adult Literacy Students: An Empowering Approach is an award-winning instructional package that helps involve students in health issues. Each topic includes an instructional guide, a student workbook, and an audiotape to be used with the workbook.
Adult Education Act, Section 353
Of the nine original topics, the following instructional guides are currently available:
Alcohol and Other Drugs: Realities for You and Your Family clarifies drug use and abuse, prevention, and treatment. (1994)
Child Safety: A Healthy Start helps parents and caregivers create a healthy environment for children, both within and outside of the home. Learners recognize signs and symptoms of childhood diseases as well as understand the dangers of substance abuse. (1995).
Womens Health: Body Wisdom for Every Woman empowers women to take charge of their own health by examining healthy lifestyles and making healthy decisions. Prevention, detection, and treatment of womens health issues, including mental health, are included. (1997).
Making Connections: Aligning Parenting Education with Children's Education provides an overview of the seven key parenting behaviors and presents a framework for designing instruction that supports children's school success. This paper provides the structure for a brief professional development opportunity. Even Start Family Literacy, Contract #C006526.
Marketing Your Adult Literacy Program: A How To Manual trains adult literacy providers in the techniques of social marketing. It offers guidance in developing strategies sensitive to the needs of potential adult literacy students. These strategies will motivate the difficult-to-reach adult needing literacy services to seek help while realistically portraying what literacy can deliver. (1996)
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Recruitment and Retention: A Social Marketing Perspective provides an overview of social marketing principles, research on adult learner persistence, and program strategies for recruitment and retention. This paper provides the structure for a brief professional development opportunity. Even Start Family Literacy, Contract #C006526.
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