Community Partnerships for Adult Learning

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Community Partnerships for Adult Learning.
http://www.c-pal.net. Check out a new website set up by the US Department of Education (Office of Vocational and Adult Education) that will feature a set of partnership profiles. The profiles highlight the accomplishments and challenges of communities that have formed partnerships to address the education and training needs of local adults. Community Partnerships for Adult Learning, sponsored by the Office of Vocational and Adult Education, is about strengthening ties among businesses, libraries, colleges, national nonprofits, faith-based and community-based organizations, social services and workforce development agencies, federally funded state-run programs, and other providers to improve the accessibility and quality of adult education. This website was created to raise awareness of the need for collaboration and offer a wealth of information that can help adult educators form new partnerships or enhance existing ones.

Adult Reading Instruction area on The Partnership for Reading. http://www.nifl.gov/partnershipforreading/adult_reading/adult_reading.html
The result of collaboration between the National Institute for Literacy and the National Center for the Study of Adult Learning and Literacy, this site presents evidenced-based practices for teaching reading to adults in adult basic education and family literacy programs. These practices are divided into categories such as Reading Assessment Profiles, Alphabetics, Fluency, Vocabulary, Comprehension, Computer Technology, and more. In addition to presenting suggestions for teaching reading to adults that derive from research with adult readers, suggestions are also presented from research with readers at the elementary and secondary level in order to augment and support the adult research.

ESA Foundation Scholarship specifically for Adult - Continuing Education. This site is to promote scholarships for the adult student who wishes to continue their education. Students who are interested in making an application for one of these scholarships may visit the website. They have over 90 scholarships listed and available: Rodger and Rhea Weaver Endowment: This scholarship is designated for women who are dependent on continuing education to either acquire new skills or update present skills. It can be for any major from any state. The award is for $500. Virginia Taylor Honorarium Scholarship. This scholarship is for continuing interrupted education. The award is for $500. This foundation is a 501C3 charitable foundation that gives $70,000 in scholarships annually. If you have questions about the Foundation visit their website at http://www.esaintl.com/esaf

firstfind.info is a new online library providing easy-to-find and easy-to-use information (in English) for low-to-intermediate level adult readers. This Website can be used by anyone looking for a wide range of information relevant to the well being of individuals and their families. Librarians from the New York Metropolitan area collaborated on this project and subject areas range from housing and jobs to family matters to history and government. Each Website was evaluated as per interest, currency, authority, readability, ease of navigation, design, etc. All Websites are clearly and briefly annotated. This site also offers help screens for novice Web users (developed by ESL teacher and Webpage designer, Maura Donnelly) and for assistance in navigating the site, an online dictionary, and a response form. The web address is http://www.firstfind.info.

Learning Disabilities and Their Impact on Welfare Clients. http://www.nifl.gov/nifl/ld/bridges/welfare/seattle.html This page on the website of Bridges to Practice, a project of the National Institute for Literacy, describes NIFL's collaboration with the Department of Education, Office of Vocational and Adult Education and the Department of Health and Human Services to respond to the need for state agencies to develop collaborative interagency systems to move welfare (Temporary Assistance to Needy Families/TANF) clients from welfare to work by identifying those clients who may have learning disabilities and finding mechanisms to support them in the workplace.

State Correctional Education Programs. NIFL State Policy Update: March 2002. Developed by Michelle Tolbert. http://www.nifl.gov/nifl/policy/st_correction_02.html. This State Policy Update describes a collaboration between Windham School District, TDCJ, and the Texas Workforce Commission (the state agency charged with overseeing and providing workforce development services) to assist inmates with their return to society. The Update also provides background on the criminal justice system, summarizes the funding sources, correctional philosophy, and laws affecting state correctional education programs, and describes the adult prison population today. In addition, the Update reviews the various components of correctional education, discusses the benefits of education to inmates, and highlights correctional education initiatives in three states: Maryland, Ohio, and Texas.

Surfing for Substance. Literacy Assistance Center in New York City http://literacytech.worlded.org/docs/surfing/index.htm. Authors Emily Hacker and Mary Ann Capehart write on how teachers of adults can use the Internet to collaborate for professional development. Listservs, email, and discussion forums can be particularly useful for adult literacy practitioners who live and work in remote rural areas.