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Literacy Volunteers of Greater Hartford, CT. – 1991
A book of writings by adult students in the Hartford, Connecticut, area is presented. The book represents a celebration of the students and their tutors, whose writings about the students' work are also included. For many of the writings, the prompt is provided as an aid to other teachers who may want to talk and write about similar subjects.…
Descriptors: Adult Literacy, Adults, Classroom Techniques, Limited English Speaking
Weber, David – 1997
This paper presents a series of reading and writing activities centered around a 19-item word list suitable for use in tutoring adults. The activities in the paper involve short stories, writing exercises, and take-home exercises. Included with the activities is a guide that presents, in addition to the word list and the exercises, instructions…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Class Activities, Functional Reading
Bardine, Bryan A. – 1995
Using a writing journal with adult literacy students is an effective way to introduce them to writing while working with their reading, self-esteem, and confidence levels. One type of journal that combines the skills of reading and writing is the reader response journal. In these journal exercises, the students read a story or section of a story…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Dialog Journals, Journal Writing
Lincoln Intermediate Unit No. l2, New Oxford, PA. – 1987
An instructors' manual describing the "Write-Now" approach to teaching writing to adult students preparing for the General Educational Development (GED) test together with a final report describing the project that developed the manual is presented. Topics covered in the 16 chapters of the manual include the following: what we believe…
Descriptors: Adult Literacy, Classroom Techniques, Educational Resources, High School Equivalency Programs
Hewitt, Lee; And Others – 1992
Compiled by a group of teachers new to the English-as-a-Second-Language (ESL) field, this volume contains writing samples from teachers involved in the participatory approach to ESL classroom instruction. Introductory notes by Lee Hewitt cite the participatory approach as the most compelling method for teaching ESL adult learners. The…
Descriptors: Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome, Adult Literacy, Adult Students, Audiovisual Aids
State Univ. of New York, Albany. Two Year Coll. Development Center. – 1988
This document was developed as a resource for teacher trainers and adult educators who are teaching writing to adults. It has been designed to provide suggested intended learning outcomes, instructional strategies, and resources in an easy-to-use format. Most of the document is a chart that lists 10 intended learning outcomes, with parallel…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Adult Programs, Adult Students
Lamorella, Rose Marie; Cummings, Christina H. – 1988
This document was developed as a resource for implementing the teaching of writing in adult education programs. Based on curriculum, assessment, diagnosis, prescription, instruction, evaluation, and classroom management. The program is presented in a 12-step systematic sequence. The steps are the following: (1) develop/customize/adopt a writing…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Adult Programs, Adult Students
Durdella, Nathan Richard – 2001
Literacy strategies useful in the adult education classroom were presented at a faculty professional development workshop. Literacy was described as a two-part process that included receptive (involving listening and reading) and expressive (involving speaking and writing). Content area was described as the focus of adult education literacy with…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Literacy, Adult Students, Content Area Reading