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Acronyms

Administrators' Email Discussion Lists (hosted by TCALL)

Adult Education Administrator's Manual (August 2005; revised June 2007; revised August 2007)

 BEST Test Information

Directory of Literacy Providers - To locate Even Start Family Literacy Project Sites please go to our Provider Directory and use the drop down menu for Program Type. Click on Even Start and all Even Start providers in Texas will return as your search information.

GED Economic Impact

New Beginnings - Creating and Establishing an Adult Literacy Program, (Volunteers In Training for Adult Literacy)

  New Student Orientation Resource Book and Power Point Presentation, (ABE / ASE Professional Development Center, North Harris Montgomery College District, 2002)

Planning Literacy and Language Services for Texas' Limited English Proficient Workers: The Devil is in the Details (Barbara Tondre-El Zorkani, 2000)

Program Administration & Development (On TCALL Library Search page use Broad Search Categories box to find library resources in this subject area, equivalent to the hard-copy bibliography.)

Program Evaluation, Standards, & Accountability Resource Listing(On TCALL Library Search page use Broad Search Categories box to find library resources in this subject area, equivalent to the hard-copy bibliography.)

  Project GREAT - Project GREAT Adult Education and Family Literacy Regional Centers of Excellence are Texas LEARNS' answer to the professional development needs of adult education and family literacy practitioners in Texas, located in each of eight service regions in the state.

Quarterly Publication - Texas Adult and Family Literacy Quarterly - Each issue features theme-centered articles, loan and free materials, Web resources and upcoming events.

TABE Test Information

 Texas Even Start Administrative Manual (Beth Thompson, 2004)

Texas Family Literacy Resource Center

  Texas LEARNS - State office providing nondiscretionary grant management functions, program assistance and other statewide support services to Texas Adult Education and Family Literacy Providers.

Texas Adult Education Content Standards and Benchmarks Resources

Texas Standardized Curriculum Framework (TSCF) Resources
NOTE: These resources are not related to the Texas Adult Education Content Standards adopted in 2007. They are based on an earlier set of curriculum frameworks widely used in Texas in the early 2000s, which were in turn adopted from a framework developed by the Florida Department of Education, Division of Workforce Development.

Texas LEARNS Resources

Project GREAT - Project GREAT Adult Education and Family Literacy Regional Centers of Excellence are Texas LEARNS' answer to the professional development needs of adult education and family literacy practitioners in Texas, located in each of eight service regions in the state.

Adult Education Administrators Manual (August 2005)

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

Texas Even Start Administrative Manual (Beth Thompson, 2004)

Texas Standardized Curriculum Framework Resources
NOTE: These resources are not related to the Texas Adult Education Content Standards adopted in 2007. They are based on an earlier set of curriculum frameworks widely used in Texas in the early 2000s, which were in turn adopted from a framework developed by the Florida Department of Education, Division of Workforce Development

National Institute for Literacy's LINCS Resources

"Policy & Legislation" Information Page from National LINCS

  Program Leadership and Improvement Special Collection
The goal of the LINCS Program Leadership and Improvement Special Collection is to provide access to quality online resources for adult basic and literacy education leaders to improve program services and outcomes. This project is a joint effort of the U.S. Department of Education, Office of Vocational and Adult Education; National Institute for Literacy; and the Center for Literacy Studies at The University of Tennessee.

 For more information from a searchable nationwide adult education & literacy database, go to LINCSearch

Other Websites of Interest

  Community Partnerships for Adult Learning- C-PAL, an initiative of the Office of Vocational and Adult Education, U.S. Department of Education, aims to promote community partnerships to support and improve adult education. The primary vehicle for sharing this information is a website featuring an array of useful resources ­ including key pieces of research, how-to guides, and links to other relevant materials.

  Creating Communities page on website of CPAL (Community Partnerships for Adult Learning) - Site includes How-To's, Research, Partners, Journals, and Website links on how to improve collaboration among businesses, community-based organizations, public schools, social service agencies and other adult education stakeholders.

NRS (National Reporting System for Adult Education) Web - NRS Web is the primary Web site for the National Reporting System (NRS) for Adult Education. This site includes information about the NRS, recent workshop materials, additional resources, and publications in the field of adult education. In addition, the NRS Web offers a question and answer section, and contact information for project staff, technical working group members, and U.S. Department of Education staff.

  Program Evaluation page on website of CPAL (Community Partnerships for Adult Learning) - Site includes How-To's, Research, and Website links on measuring the success of an adult education program and improving learner outcomes based on clear evidence.

  Verizon Thinkfinity - Sponsored by the National Center for Family Literacy and ProLiteracy Worldwide and funded by Verizon Communications, the website is an Internet tool developed to recruit, orient and train literacy volunteers. Online courses are available for existing and potential volunteers, as well as program directors and staff of literacy programs. Some courses are self-paced, others instructor-led, and some will be a blend of the two types.

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