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Use this checklist to review existing questions with a text, or to jumpstart writing new questions to accompany a text.Close reading of a text, and text-dependent questions, are aligned with College and Career Readiness Standards for Adult Education (CCRSAE), Reading Anchor Standard 1:
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What exactly is a curriculum and how do we create one for our program?
This brief video defines what a curriculum is and how having one in place helps us as teachers. The video also defines the parts of a curriculum, including scope and sequence, instructional units, lessons, and more.
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This guide is designed for practitioners, including teachers, lead instructors, and professional developers, who are ready to take up the challenge to change how numeracy is taught in adult education. If instructors shift their teaching to focus more on the use of numeracy skills, they might find…
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This 28-page booklet, available online or as a printable PDF, is produced by The National Academies Press. It is based on the report Improving Adult Literacy Instruction: Options for Practice and Research, created by a committee of experts convened by the National Research Council at the request of…
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This 35-page booklet, available online or as a printable PDF, is produced by The National Academies Press. It is based on the report Improving Adult Literacy Instruction: Options for Practice and Research, created by a committee of experts convened by the National Research Council at the request of…
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SkillsCommons is an online repository of materials developed by community colleges working in partnership with adult education programs to create career pathways under the U.S. Department of Labor’s Trade Adjustment Assistance Community College and Career Training (TAACCCT) grant funding. The…
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This guide provides practical information for people who are returning to their communities in need of education, training, and work after release from incarceration.
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This report from English for New Bostonians (ENB) draws on survey responses from nearly 1,500 adult ESOL students in 39 programs in Metro Boston and throughout Massachusetts. The findings shed light on the current employment status of ESOL students and the types of jobs, industries, and businesses…
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This brief is from the LINCS ESL Pro suite of resources. It provides practical strategies that instructors, advisors, and administrators can use to design and deliver programming that helps English language learners connect to career pathway opportunities.
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This fact sheet from the Networks for Integrating New Americans initiative describes the work of three employment-focused networks that formed to support immigrants and refugees in their communities. Adult education programs are at the center of these networks to address gaps in educational and…
