Library & Resources

Accountability

Adult Education Administrators Manual (Texas LEARNS, January 2011. Published August 2005; revised June, August 2007, October 2008, August 2008, January 2011)

Assessment

Extension of Texas State Plan for Adult Education and Family Literacy (April 2006)

Focus Groups Tips for Beginners, (Jacqueline M. Barnett, 2002)

How Adult Literacy Practitioners Use Research, (Ralf St.Clair, Chia-Yin Chen, and Lyndsay Taylor, 2003)

New Student Orientation Resource Book and Power Point Presentation (North Harris Montgomery College District, 2003)

New Beginnings - Creating and Establishing an Adult Literacy Program (Volunteers In Training for Adult Literacy (VITAL), Texas State University, 2003)

State Assessment and Goal Setting/Attainment Policy for Adult Education Effective Date – July 1, 2009 (Revised June 25, 2009) [HTML version] PDF 1.34MB -

State Plan for Adult Education and Family Literacy

Texas Indicators of Program Quality (IPQs) for Adult Education and Literacy Curriculum and Instruction: Are They Evidence-Based? (Updated 2011)

 Texas Even Start Administrative Manual (Beth Thompson, 2010, Published June 2004, Revised January, September, November 2008, May, September 2010)

 The Value of Texas Adult Basic Education Programs (Texas Learns 2006)

Adult Basic Education Teacher's Toolkit (AEPDC Consortium, 1995)

Big Ideas Entrepreneurial Projects (Williams & Petter, 1999)

GED 2002 Teacher's Handbook of Lesson Plans (Jeannie Pruitt, August 2004)

Let the Games Begin: Enrichment Activities and Instructional Methods to Help Develop Reading in your Adult Learners (Dominique T. Chlup, 2005) ----- PDF (157KB:PDF) ]

Texas Indicators of Program Quality (IPQs) for Adult Education and Literacy Curriculum and Instruction: Are They Evidence-Based? (Updated 2011)

Adult Basic Education Teacher's Toolkit (AEPDC Consortium, 1995)

Big Ideas Entrepreneurial Projects (Williams and Petter, 1999)

Let the Games Begin: Enrichment Activities and Instructional Methods to Help Develop Reading in your Adult Learners (Dominique T. Chlup, 2005) ----- PDF 157KB

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)

Planning Literacy and Language Services for Texas' Limited English Proficient Workers: The Devil is in the Details (Barbara Tondre-El Zorkani, 2001)

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)

How Adult Literacy Practitioners Use Research, (Ralf St.Clair, Chia-Yin Chen, and Lyndsay Taylor, 2003)

Instruction and Curriculum in Volunteer Community Based Adult Literacy Programs - TCALL research staff developed this resource to guide volunteer and community-based literacy programs and tutors in providing instruction based on empirical studies and professional wisdom.

Strategies and Implications: Connecting Research to Practice (TALAE Participants, 2005)

Suggestions for Improving Learner Persistence: A List Generated by Texas Adult Education Program Directors, Coordinators, & Supervisors who Participated in the NCSALL/TCALL Study Circle Meetings on Learner Persistence (Chlup, Appelt, 2005) - PDF 81KB

Teaching on the Inside, (Dominique T. Chlup, 2005)

Texas Indicators of Program Quality (IPQs) for Adult Education and Literacy Curriculum and Instruction: Are They Evidence-Based? (Updated 2011)

The Pendulum Swings: 65 Years of Corrections Education, (Dominique T. Chlup, 2005)

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)

Barbara Bush Fellowship 2009-2010 Academic Year Final Report: Executive Summary (Dr. Mary V. Alfred, Priya Darshini Kurup, Tiffany Lipsett, Rose Anna Santos, Jee-Young Shin, Harriet Vardiman Smith, and Peggy Sue Durbin, July 2010)

Barbara Bush Fellowship 2008-2009 Academic Year Final Report: Executive Summary (Dr. Mary V. Alfred, Marla Rea, Renata Russo, Megan Terry, Harriet Vardiman Smith, and Peggy Sue Durbin, July 2009)

Even Start Family Literacy: Providing Success For Low-Income, Minority Families (Elizabeth B. Thompson, CFLE & Don F. Seaman, Ph.D., 2007)

Follow-Up Data on Parents in Even Start Programs in Texas, 2004 and 2005 (Don F. Seaman & Chia Yin-Chen, 2005)

Life After Funding: A Descriptive Study of Even Start Family Literacy Programs That Have Completed the Initial Funding Cycle: Summary Report (Ann Martinez, 2001)

Reach Out and Read Assessment: The Final Report (Jacqueline Gramann, March 2007)

Storytelling Time: Passing on Family Culture (Joan Duncan, Victoria Pursch, Marilyn Sorensen, 1999)

Texas Even Start Administrative Manual (Beth Thompson, 2010, Published June 2004, Revised January, September, November 2008, May, September 2010)

The Value of Texas Even Start Family Literacy Programs 2006-2007 (Texas LEARNS, September 2007)

GED® Test Economic Impact

GED® Test 2002 Teacher's Handbook of Lesson Plans (Jeannie Pruitt, August 2004)

Adults and Learning Disabilities: Moving Beyond the Limits of Learning, (Linda Eastwick Covington, 2003)

Effective Instruction in Adult Basic Education For All Students: Including Those With Special Learning Needs (Neil Sturomski, 2006)

Evaluating Phonological Skills in Adult ESOL Learners (Robin Lovrien Schwarz, M. Sp. Ed: LD, October 2006)

Learning Disabilities Related to Adults in Texas (Roemer Visser, 2000)

Evaluation of the STAR Training Initiative and the Applicability of Its Content for Texas Adult Basic Education (Kenneth L. Appelt, Donna Mancuso, and San Juanita Garcia, July 2009) - PDF - 359KB -

Percentage by County of Illiterate Adult Texans - Texas map and list of counties with illiteracy rate percentage in each county

TCALL Literacy Facts & Statistics Page

Trends in Program Evaluation Literature: The Emergence of Pragmatism (Roemer Visser, 2003)

Training Needs in Technology: An Assessment of Instructors in Community-based, Volunteer Literacy Programs - PDF - (Debbie Lechuga, 2011)

Teachers Professional Development Needs Assessment in Technology - PDF - (Debbie Lechuga, 2011)

Evaluation of the STAR Training Initiative and the Applicability of Its Content for Texas Adult Basic Education (Kenneth L. Appelt, Donna Mancuso, and San Juanita Garcia, July 2009) - PDF - 359KB -

Guidelines for Advocacy

Instruction and Curriculum in Volunteer Community Based Adult Literacy Programs - TCALL research staff developed this resource to guide volunteer and community-based literacy programs and tutors in providing instruction based on empirical studies and professional wisdom.

Trends in Program Evaluation Literature: The Emergence of Pragmatism, (Roemer Visser, 2003)

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)

Training Needs in Technology: An Assessment of Instructors in Community-based, Volunteer Literacy Programs - PDF - (Debbie Lechuga, 2011)

Teachers Professional Development Needs Assessment in Technology - PDF - (Debbie Lechuga, 2011)

Adults and Learning Disabilities: Moving Beyond the Limits of Learning, (Linda Eastwick Covington, 2003)

Charting A Course: Responding to the Industry-Related Instructional Needs of the Limited English Proficient (Barbara Tondre-El Zorkani, 2006)

Disaster Recovery Grants Project - Final Report (Dr. Mary V. Alfred, Federico Salas-Isnardi, Harriet Vardiman Smith & Peggy Sue Durbin, September 2009)

Effective Instruction in Adult Basic Education For All Students: Including Those With Special Learning Needs (Neil Sturomski, 2006)

Enhancing the Instructional Support of Texas Adult Educators Findings from the 2008 Texas Instructors’ Professional Development Needs Assessment (Debbie Lechuga, Kenneth L. Appelt, Donna S. Mancuso, San Juanita García, Mattyna L. Stephens, July 2010) PDF:2.03MB -

Evaluating Phonological Skills in Adult ESOL Learners (Robin Lovrien Schwarz, M. Sp. Ed: LD, October 2006)

Evaluation of the STAR Training Initiative and the Applicability of Its Content for Texas Adult Basic Education (Kenneth L. Appelt, Donna Mancuso, and San Juanita Garcia, July 2009) - PDF - 359KB -

Focus Groups Tips for Beginners, (Jacqueline M. Barnett, 2002)

Follow-Up Data on Parents in Even Start Programs in Texas, 2004 and 2005 (Don F. Seaman & Chia Yin-Chen, 2005)

How Adult Literacy Practitioners Use Research, (Ralf St.Clair, Chia-Yin Chen, and Lyndsay Taylor, 2003)

Learning Disabilities Related to Adults in Texas (Roemer Visser, 2000)

Life After Funding: A Descriptive Study of Even Start Family Literacy Programs That Have Completed the Initial Funding Cycle: Summary Report (Ann Martinez, 2001)

Needs Assessment of the Texas Adult and Family Literacy Statewide Clearinghouse Project (Mattyna Stephens, San Juanita García, & Donna Mancuso, 2010)

Percentage by County of Illiterate Adult Texans - Texas map and list of counties with illiteracy rate percentage in each county

Reach Out and Read Assessment: The Final Report (Jacqueline Gramann, March 2007)

Report of the Fall 2006 Statewide Field Test (Dominique Chlup, Lesley Tomaszewski, Elaine Demps, and Marilyn Byrd, Fall 2006) PDF 577 KB -

Rider 82 Curriculum 2007 Pilot Report Executive Summary

Rider 82 Curriculum 2007 Pilot Report Findings. PDF 2272KB -

The Process Guide: How Texas Developed its State’s Content Standards and Benchmarks, The Texas Adult Education Standards and Benchmarks Project (Dominique Chlup and Lesley Tomaszewski, August 2007)

Teaching on the Inside, (Dominique T. Chlup, 2005)

Texas Adult Education Standards Project (TAESP) Fall 2004 Focus Group Interview Findings (Lesley Tomaszewski, Don Seaman, Chia-Yin Chen, and Elaine Demps, 2005)

Texas Indicators of Program Quality (IPQs) for Adult Education and Literacy Curriculum and Instruction: Are They Evidence-Based? (Updated 2011)

Texas Standardized Curriculum Framework (TSCF) Survey Results (Don Seaman, Chia-Yin Chen, Lesley Tomaszewski, and Barbara Tondre-El Zorkani, 2004)

Texas Standardized Curriculum Framework (TSCF) Taskforce Meeting Report (Don Seaman, Chia-Yin Chen, Lesley Tomaszewski, & Barbara Tondre-El Zorkani, 2004)

The Pendulum Swings: 65 Years of Corrections Education, (Dominique T. Chlup, 2005)

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)

Trends in Program Evaluation Literature: The Emergence of Pragmatism (Roemer Visser, 2003)

View from a Participant in the Texas Adult Education Content Standards and Benchmarks Field Test Fall 2006 (Vicki Heard, January 2007)

Report of the Fall 2006 Statewide Field Test (Dominique Chlup, Lesley Tomaszewski, Elaine Demps, and Marilyn Byrd, Fall 2006) PDF 577 KB -

Texas Adult Education Content Standards Implementation Guide, Version 1.1, June 2008 (Texas Center for the Advancement of Literacy and Learning, 2008)

Texas Adult Education Standards Project (TAESP) Fall 2004 Focus Group Interview Findings (Lesley Tomaszewski, Don Seaman, Chia-Yin Chen, and Elaine Demps, 2005)

Texas Standardized Curriculum Framework (TSCF) Survey Results (Don Seaman, Chia-Yin Chen, Lesley Tomaszewski, and Barbara Tondre-El Zorkani, 2004)

Texas Standardized Curriculum Framework (TSCF) Taskforce Meeting Report (Don Seaman, Chia-Yin Chen, Lesley Tomaszewski, & Barbara Tondre-El Zorkani, 2004)

View from a Participant in the Texas Adult Education Content Standards and Benchmarks Field Test Fall 2006 (Vicki Heard, January 2007)

Texas Adult Education Content Standards and Benchmarks Resources

The Process Guide: How Texas Developed its State’s Content Standards and Benchmarks, The Texas Adult Education Standards and Benchmarks Project (Dominique Chlup and Lesley Tomaszewski, August 2007)

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)

Charting a Course: Responding to the Industry-related Adult Basic Education Needs of the Texas Workforce; Handbook One: Planning and Implementation Tips for Program Planners and Administrators (Barbara Tondre-El Zorkani, July 2007)

• Handbook One PDF Version (Barbara Tondre-El Zorkani, July 2007)  -
• Handbook One Microsoft^® Word Version (Barbara Tondre-El Zorkani, July 2007)
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Charting a Course: Responding to the Industry-related Adult Basic Education Needs of the Texas Workforce; Handbook Two: Workplace Savy for Workforce-related Instruction Modules #5 & 6 (Barbara Tondre-El Zorkani, July 2007)

• Handbook Two PDF Version (Barbara Tondre-El Zorkani, July 2007) -
• Handbook Two Microsoft^® Word Version (Barbara Tondre-El Zorkani, July 2007)
        [Download Microsoft® Word Reader]

Charting A Course: Responding to the Industry-Related Instructional Needs of the Limited English Proficient (Barbara Tondre-El Zorkani, 2006)

ESP Interest Section: Implementing Best Practices in Teaching English in Occupational Settings (Barbara Tondre-El Zorkani, February 2006) [PDF:143KB, ] {Text only version}

Rider 82 Curriculum 2007 Pilot Report Findings. PDF 2272KB -

Rider 82 Curriculum 2007 Pilot Report Executive Summary