 LITERACY RESOURCES
Each edition of Literacy News From Texas Features some of the materials recently
added to the Clearinghouse. All of these materials are available free or on
loan. Borrowers must be affiliated with a program providing adult education
services. Annotated bibliographies of other literacy resources are available.
Call Stacey McIlroy to request materials, information, or bibliographies at:
(800) 441-7323 or (979) 845-6615
Opportunities Lost and Lessons Learned: Inside
a Workplace Literacy Program
This book is a good overview of establishing a hospital workplace program in a
metropolitan area. It also contains a comprehensive reference section.
Workplace Literacy Publications: An Annotated
Bibliography of Printed Resources
This book includes numerous resources for workplace programs in the following
areas: assessment, curriculum, ESL, technology, and work restructuring.
Learning to Listen, Learning to Teach:
The Power of Dialogue in Educating Adults
This book includes twelve basic principles of teaching adults ranging from needs
assessment, relationships, and teamwork to accountability. The book has an easy
to read format with challenges at the end of each chapter.
Adult Education Curriculum Guide
This is a three part comprehensive curriculum which includes instructional strategies,
assessment, and lesson plans. Some of the specific items addressed are whole
language, goal setting, portfolio assessment, and teacher tips.
Making Wise Buy
This is a workbook that applies math skills to everyday situations. Some of
the topics addressed are supermarket math, installment buying, tipping, and
saving for a vacation.
Applying Essential Skills: Level E: At Home
This is a basic life skills book. Unit topics include: What's the Phone
Number for ...; What Happened?; Housing Issues; I Bought This But ...;
and People All Around. Each unit has vocabulary and communication skills activities.
The book is appropriate for ABE and high intermediate-level ESL learners.
Applying Essential Skills: Level E: In
the Community
This is a basic life skills book which includes five units: Smart Shopping;
It's Your Community; Cash or Charge?; On the Job; and Around the World. This
book can be used with ABE and/or high intermediate-level ESL learners.
Avance Toy making Manual
This book contains a variety of inexpensive toys parents can make for their
children. The toys the parents made were used during the parent-child interaction
time. The guide was developed by a family literacy program.
Math Solutions: Whole Numbers and Money
This is the first title in the Math Solutions Series. Each unit stresses word
problems and has a variety of exercises such as cross number puzzles, map reading,
and real life application.
Math Solutions: Decimals, Fractions,
Ratios, and Percents
This is the second title in the Math Solutions Series. This series stresses
word problems and real life application. A variety of exercises are given.
Adults with Learning Disabilities and
Employment
This is a series of two books: Learning Disabilities and the Workplace and Job
Interview Tips for People with Learning Disabilities. The first book covers
a wide variety of topics such as screening procedures, learning disabilities
in the workplace, case studies, and resources. The second book includes an audio
tape with a manual. This is designed to give learning disabled adults practice
with job interviews.
What Research Has to Say About Reading
Instruction
This is a book that covers a wide variety of topics such as whole language,
assessment, and the disabled learner. Each chapter has its own reference section.
Training by Design Basic Set
This is a comprehensive training program geared towards volunteers. The basic
set includes: Planning Literacy Workshops; Teaching Adults; A Literacy Resource
Book; Literacy Workshop Presentation 1 and 2; and Literacy Workshop Photocopy
Masters.
Prison Literacy: Implications for Program
and Assessment Policy
This book illustrates the ever-increasing problem of illiteracy and criminality
and the positive effects education creates.
  
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