Descriptor
| Adult Basic Education | 2 |
| Adult Programs | 2 |
| Basic Writing | 2 |
| Academic Achievement | 1 |
| Adult Educators | 1 |
| Adult Literacy | 1 |
| Adult Students | 1 |
| Attendance | 1 |
| Basic Skills | 1 |
| Classroom Techniques | 1 |
| Comparative Analysis | 1 |
| More ▼ | |
Source
Publication Type
| Guides - Classroom - Learner | 1 |
| Numerical/Quantitative Data | 1 |
| Reports - Evaluative | 1 |
| Tests/Questionnaires | 1 |
Education Level
Audience
| Students | 1 |
Location
| United Kingdom | 1 |
Laws, Policies, & Programs
Assessments and Surveys
What Works Clearinghouse Rating
Tuscarora Intermediate Unit #11, McVeytown, PA. – 1987
This publication contains exercises recommended for use with adult basic education students in a writing skills program. Journal exercises are suggested as an ice-breaking activity for the beginning writer. Topics are listed for directed journal entries that bridge the gap from free writing to a structured approach. "Power verbs" exercises are…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Programs, Basic Writing, Classroom Techniques
Brooks, Greg; Davies, Rachael; Duckett, Laura; Hutchison, Dougal; Kendall, Sally; Wilkin, Anne – 2001
The progress made by adults in dedicated mainstream basic skills provision in England and Wales and factors associated with students' progress were examined. Of the 2,135 students from 71 colleges of further education and local education authorities who took the reading pretest, 1,224 (57%) took the reading posttest. Writing scripts were received…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Adult Basic Education, Adult Educators, Adult Literacy


