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Csepelyi, Tünde – CATESOL Journal, 2010
The focus of this article is on adult literacy in adult basic education (ABE) programs with special emphasis on English as a Second Language (ESL) students. The article intends to highlight several relevant points in ABE ESL literacy instruction. It focuses on (a) the nature of adult learning, (b) the structure of ABE programs, (c) who the…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Literacy Education, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning
Wrigley, Heide Spruck; Chen, Jing; White, Sheida; Soroui, Jaleh – New Directions for Adult and Continuing Education, 2009
This chapter examines the characteristics and performance of adult immigrants and adult English language learners on the National Assessment of Adult Literacy. These factors are related to key social outcomes such as involvement in the labor force, income, and welfare participation, and the data reported can be used in making decisions about…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Program Effectiveness, Adult Literacy, Program Development
Bartley, Diana E.; Di Pietro, Robert J. – American Foreign Language Teacher, 1973
Describes a model summer institute for training teachers of English as a second language in adult basic education and the use of microteaching as a method for presentation of instructional materials. (RL)
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Correctional Education, English (Second Language)
Folinsbee, Sue – Movement for Canadian Literacy, 2007
This discussion paper is part of a larger Movement for Canadian Literacy (MCL) project entitled "Linkages: Connecting Literacy and English as a Second Language" (ESL). The goal of the overall project is for MCL to work with national organizations that support the ESL/Settlement and literacy fields to identify common issues and concerns…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, English (Second Language), Adult Literacy, Research
Ullman, Claudia M. – 2000
This paper describes the work of the Even Start Family Literacy Study Group, which met over the course of the 1998-99 school year. Based on the personal experiences of the group's facilitator, the paper presents thoughts about family literacy and the relationship between families, literacy, and programs. In an effort to support family literacy…
Descriptors: Adult Literacy, Early Childhood Education, English (Second Language), Family Environment
Henderson, Cindy; And Others – 1984
Guidelines are provided for incorporating a new component into the San Francisco Community College District's English as a Second Language (ESL) Master Plan: "Beginning ESL for Non-Literate Students." Introductory sections give an overview of the curriculum; describe how to use the guide; discuss classroom techniques; describe objectives related…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Community Colleges, English (Second Language)
Bureau of Education, Department of the Interior, 1925
This bulletin reports the work of a committee appointed by Dr. John J. Tigert, United States Commissioner of Education, to study the many problems of school work with adult illiterates. The committee was formed following the National Literacy Conference in Washington, D.C., January 11-14, 1924, whose work included formulating practical programs…
Descriptors: Adult Literacy, Illiteracy, Program Development, Textbooks
Ranard, Donald A.; Pfleger, Margo – 1993
The United States has admitted more than 1 million Southeast Asian refugees since 1975. The impact of these refugees on language and literacy education has been profound; many innovations in adult English-as-a-Second-Language (ESL) education have derived from efforts to meet their language and literacy needs. The first wave of refugees in the…
Descriptors: Adult Literacy, English (Second Language), Government Role, Hmong People
McGroarty, Mary; Scott, Suzanne – 1993
Changes in the U.S. economy are altering employment patterns, and these changes have implications for workers whose language is other than English. This digest summarizes the existing types of programs that prepare English-as-a-Second-Language (ESL) adults for the workplace or help workers whose first language is other than English who are already…
Descriptors: Adult Literacy, English (Second Language), Evaluation Methods, Financial Support
Shapiro, Sonya; And Others – 1989
This manual is designed to assist administrators and counselors in adult basic education programs in implementing the group career counseling model. Section I focuses on administering adult career counseling centers. Topics include establishing a service and managing a center. A checklist for administrators is provided for use as a reference in…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Counseling, Adult Literacy, Career Counseling
Nurss, Joanne R.; Rawlston, Susan – 1994
A project to promote collaboration between child and adult literacy educators in a family English-as-a-Second-Language (ESL) literacy program is described. It arose from conflicting opinions and concerns voiced by teachers familiar with different student groups and with different instructional frames of reference. Quarterly teacher preplanning…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Literacy, Age Differences, Classroom Techniques
ALBSU: Adult Literacy & Basic Skills Unit, 1990
The four 1990 issues of the Adult Literacy and Basic Skills Unit (ALBSU) Newsletter are gathered in this packet. The newsletters are published quarterly by the ALBSU for persons teaching in adult literacy, English as a Second Language, and basic skils programs; for persons responsible for funding and organizing such programs; and for those who are…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Learning, Adult Literacy, Classroom Techniques
Terdy, Dennis P. – Illinois Schools Journal, 1989
Argues for new opportunities for persons previously excluded from rewarding employment experiences, through partnerships between business and adult literacy programs. Joint ventures to benefit viable, functionally literate workers must create a new market through such initiatives as national, state, and business cooperation, language minority…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Basic Skills, Demography
Polley, Beulah M. – 1981
Project ALMS (Adult Literacy Mission Support) was designed to improve the communication skills of semi-literate or illiterate adults, help participants become more self-sufficient, provide an ongoing program for other such individuals, and provide a manual of guidelines and suggestions for other programs. Three groups were established to make a…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Literacy, Adult Reading Programs, Adults
Weinstein-Shr, Gail – 1988
Project LEIF (Learning English through Intergenerational Friendship) is a program begun in 1985 in which an intergenerational core of tutors was trained to teach English to refugees in the Philadelphia area. The program has since expanded and been replicated in four other cities. This manual is intended to help those individuals or groups…
Descriptors: Administrator Guides, Adult Literacy, English (Second Language), Immigrants