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Manzo, Anthony V. – 1979
The Language Shaping Paradigm (LSP) is designed to help improve student language and comprehension by evoking a sample of language and aiding students in a critical review of their personal patterns of language, comprehension, and thought. The basic teaching strategy is built upon having students read essays written or dictated by classmates. Each…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Classroom Techniques, English (Second Language), Higher Education
Download full textFaine, Miriam, Ed.; And Others – 1994
The set of instructional materials included here consists of reading, writing, and language development worksheets to be used in adult English-as-a-Second-Language (ESL) literacy education. Materials are grouped according to four themes; this volume contains units on theme 3 (diary writing) and theme 4 (study skills). Each unit contains an…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Classroom Techniques, Decoding (Reading), Difficulty Level
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
Nixon-Ponder, Sarah, Comp. – 1995
This publication shares three "best teaching practices" as identified by the Ohio Literacy Resource Center from responses from Ohio's adult literacy programs. "Identifying Errors in Writing" (Mary Cupilary) is a writing improvement strategy/lesson that involves selecting one sentence from a paragraph written by each student,…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Classroom Techniques, Current Events, English (Second Language)
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
