This edition of "'LINCS' Resource Collection News" features the Program Management Collection, which covers the topics of Assessment, Learning Disabilities, and Program Improvement. Each month Collections News features one of the three "LINCS" (Literacy Information and Communication System) Resource Collections--Basic Skills, Program Management,…

This bibliography summarizes recent research on the structure and effectiveness of workforce development programs. While the term "workforce development" can mean many things, this document focuses on programs to help low-skill, low-wage and displaced workers increase their employment and earnings, as well as labor market trends that…

On July 17, 2008 the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Vocational and Adult Education (OVAE) awarded a contract to the American Institutes for Research (AIR) to assist OVAE in conducting a descriptive study of instructional and programmatic practices that support the transition of English language learners (TELL) from English as a second…

Purpose: The purpose of this document is to provide an annotated bibliography on best practices for late entry learners into college academic upgrading programs. It is intended for practitioners, administrators, and researchers and others with an interest in this field. Method: This annotated bibliography synthesizes sources related to late entry…

The annotated bibliography represents a selection from the large collection of curricular-instructional materials at the National Multimedia Center for Adult Education, focusing on materials suitable for use in English as a Second Language programs. Material is listed under three main headings: Materials for Teacher Use (bibliographies for…

The document is an annotated bibliography of curriculum materials, machines, and equipment produced prior to 1966 and available to assist adult basic education students, developed for the State of Wyoming Department of Education. The materials are arranged alphabetically by author under 38 subject headings: adult education and teaching methods;…

This document contains 404 abstracts relating to pertinent aspects of staff development in adult education, and should be useful as a resource for adult educators, graduate students in adult education, staff development personnel, and decision makers at all levels of adult basic education staff development. Materials cited are those not easily…

Addresses the need for reading skills to sustain everyday life in the United States: definitions, the history of literate society, visual literacy as a first step to reading ability, the basic reading skills, and the use of the arts as a motivation towards reading. (JD)

This document begins with an overview of trends and issues in the area of adult literacy. This overview briefly addresses: the number of adult illiterates, the costs of adult illiteracy, adult illiteracy as a barrier to increasing U.S. competitiveness, efforts that have focused on adult illiteracy, the issues that have surfaced, and…

An update of the annotated bibliographic listings presented in an earlier document, Review of Literature, this bibliography lists literature, reports, and resources brought to the attention of the Center for Resource Development in Adult Education since June 1972. It offers 122 bibliographic listings directed to the needs of adult educators and…

Annotates 15 nonfiction books of interest to adults with fourth to tenth grade reading levels. Titles are arranged in five categories: biographies, self-development books, psychology, science, and education. (FL)

This bibliography was compiled for the 2006 Summer Institute at The Centre for Literacy-"Accountability and Public Trust: Restoring the Balance." The selections include lectures, research studies, policy papers, and government documents that describe and analyze recent concepts of accountability in the context of government funding in…

This bibliography was developed for use by adult basic education instructors and administrators in selecting appropriate instructional and professional materials for the adult student. The instructional materials listing comprises approximately 90% of the bibliography, each citation including publisher's name, title, and reading level (basic, 0-3;…

This document begins with an article about teaching the adult learner. The materials for adult basic education which follow have been classified into the following categories: communication skills, English as a second language, computation skills, life coping skills, and testing. Comprehensive systems is an additional category to include those…

This bibliography was compiled for The Centre for Literacy's 2004 Summer Institute: "Adult Basic Education: Impact of Policy on Practice: International Perspectives". The references and annotations point to relevant research studies, advocacy papers, and government documents that describe and discuss the role that policy plays in shaping…