Family Literacy
Resources and Research
In this section, you will find resources and research of interest to family literacy practitioners.
New Student Orientation Resource Book and Power Point Presentation (North Harris Montgomery College District, 2003)
Adult Basic Education Teacher's Toolkit (AEPDC Consortium, 1995) [Download in either ASCII or MS Word format]
ABE Teacher's Toolkit (AEPDC Consortium,1995)
Big
Ideas Entrepreneurial Projects (Williams and Petter, 1999)
Study Group Outline I - Learning
to Listen, Learning to Teach: The Power of Dialogue in Educating Adults (Odessa College, 2002)
Study Group Outline II - Learning
to Think, Learning to Learn: What the Science Of Thinking And Learning
Has To Offer Adult Education (Odessa College, Fall 2002)
Texas Indicators of Program Quality (IPQs) for Adult Education and Literacy Curriculum and Instruction: Are They Evidence-Based? (Updated 2011)
ESOL Orientation (Heath 2002)
Evaluating
Phonological Skills in Adult ESOL Learners (Robin
Lovrien Schwarz, M.
Sp. Ed: LD, October 2006)
Games in the ESL Classroom (Crowther
& Walsh, 1997)
Teacher, Parents, and Students
Working Together in the Limited English Proficient Home & Classroom (Ensle, 1998)
The
Transition from Adult Literacy ESL Programs
to Academic Reading and Writing: Next Steps for English Language Learners,
(Lisa Gardner Flores, Dominique T. Chlup, 2005)
Things to do in the ESL Classroom (ESL Professional Development Center, The University
of Texas at San Antonio 2002)
GED® Test 2002
Teacher's Handbook of Lesson Plans (Jeannie Pruitt, August 2004)
Percentage by County of Illiterate Adult Texans - Texas map and list of counties with illiteracy rate percentage in each county
Statewide Data Tables - data on adult learners in Texas
Calendar of Training Events & Conferences
Project GREAT -
Eight regional professional development centers offer training for teachers
and administrators of adult education and family literacy in Texas.
Study Group Outline I -
Learning to Listen, Learning to Teach: The Power of Dialogue in Educating
Adults (Odessa College, 2002)
Study Group Outline II - Learning to Think, Learning to Learn: What the Science Of Thinking And
Learning Has To Offer Adult Education (Odessa College, Fall 2002)
Texas
Adult Education Credential Project - developing and implementing an
optional credentialing process for adult educators in Texas.
Trends in Program Evaluation Literature: The Emergence
of Pragmatism, (Roemer Visser, 2003)
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