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Rice, Gail – 1983
The adult basic education teacher of undereducated adults must know how to use techniques and materials that ensure success at the most basic levels. The language experience approach is one of the most effective techniques to use with these learners. Of the four language experience methods, the dictation and transcription methods are best suited…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Beginning Reading, Instructional Material Evaluation, Language Experience Approach
Download full textRio Salado Community Coll., AZ. – 1985
A project was conducted to increase student retention in adult basic education (ABE) programs in Arizona through the publication and distribution of a statewide newspaper for ABE students. Using an Apple Macintosh micro-computer, editorial staff of the newspaper, entitled the Express Press, collected articles written by ABE students and…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Demonstration Programs, Dropout Prevention, Information Dissemination
Kindervatter, Suzanne – 1977
An account is given of a learner-centered workshop in materials and curriculum development for Thai non-formal educators. The rationale for a learner-centered approach, its key characteristics, and the process by which it may be translated into a workshop design is presented. Principles which lie behind a learner-centered approach concern the…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Education, Adult Educators, Adult Learning
Quitman Centers for Learning, Marks, MS. – 1970
The overall purpose of the Quitman County Demonstration Project was: (1) to identify, demonstrate, and test effective and innovative procedures for implementing a community based, voluntary program in adult basic education (ABE); (2) to develop and validate new approaches in training the instructional leadership for adult basic education through…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Education, Adult Programs, Continuation Education
World Education, Inc., New York, NY. – 1975
Having used the apperception-interception method (AIM) of adult basic education (ABE) successfully abroad, World Education, with Office of Education funding and working at several American sites, developed a model of innovative ABE methods and materials for the United States, based on addressing learners' motivational problems. By using…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Demonstration Programs, Disadvantaged, Discussion (Teaching Technique)
Jacobson, Erik; Degener, Sophie; Purcell-Gates, Victoria – 2003
By providing illustrative examples from real classrooms and feedback from teachers, this teacher handbook brings to life ways teachers have modified their adult literacy classroom practice to be more learner contextualized. It provides guidance in moving toward contextualized literacy instruction; teachers must adapt suggestions to most suitably…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Alternative Assessment, Classroom Techniques
