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Each issue of Literacy
Links features some of the materials available for loan from the Adult
Literacy Clearinghouse. Borrowers must be affiliated with a program providing
adult education services. Availability of these resources depends on Clearinghouse
supplies. Annotated bibliographies of the literacy resources are available
upon request. Call the Clearinghouse at (800) 441-7323 or (979) 862-6519.
E-mail Harriet Smith our Materials
Coordinator.
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
Active Training: A Handbook of Techniques,
Designs, Case Examples, and Tips. Silberman, Mel. (1998).
This resource is for the person who does active training but needs concrete
advice to get started. It provides step-by-step guidance through all phases
of a well-organized training session. Part One focuses on the design of
programs, workshops, or seminars. Part Two focuses on program delivery.
(378 Sil)
Facilitating Inquiry-Based Staff Development:
Focus on Basics Article: September 1998 (Volume 2, Issue C) King,
Jereann. (1998).
FREE COPIES AVAILABLE. In this article, the Director of Programs at Literacy
South describes "the tensions and contradictions [she] experienced
facilitating a practitioner-inquiry-as-staff-development project."
(378 Kin) Guide to Quality: Even Start Family Literacy Programs. Dwyer,
M. Christine. (1995). This book offers a guide for self-review by programs
for the purpose of staff development and program improvement. It also
provides a focus for designing local program evaluations, serves as an
outline of important program characteristics for those new to Even Start,
and gives potential collaborators information about Even Start. (649.58
Dwy)
The Guidebook for Performance Improvement:
Working with Individuals and Organizations. Kaufman, Roger et al.
(1997).
This guide to performance improvement regards customer satisfaction as
the ultimate goal, and combines all of the current improvement approaches
into one comprehensive approach. Section titles include: Origins of Human
Performance Technology; Direction Finding and Goal Setting; Analysis (of
business unit, organization, and jobs); Design and Development of Interventions;
Implementation; and Evaluation. (378 Kau)
Handbook of Creative Learning Exercises.
Engel, Herbert M. (1994).
This handbook is designed for professional training. The first part of
the book covers how to get participants involved in training activities
and how to develop case studies and role-playing activities. Problem analysis
and decision making are also addressed with exercises on these subjects.
The second part provides actual case studies, role-playing, and "in-basket"
exercises that can be used in training. This book can easily be adapted
for staff development purposes. (153.4 Eng)
Impact: A Handbook of Creative Teaching
Methods for Adult Education. Glustrom, Merrill et al. (1991).
Provides concepts and techniques to help teachers develop useful teaching
practices. Presents general ideas, theories, and models in terms of teaching.
Deals with planning for instruction and ways to make teaching more student
centered and facilitative. Covers values, motivation, retention, and issues
of responsibility and self-evaluation. (371.122 Glu)
The Implications of Teacher Action Research
for Inservice Teachers' Professional Development. Marquardt, Florence
M. (1998).
FREE COPIES AVAILABLE. This report describes how teacher action research
was implemented in an urban school professional development project and
the impact on participants at both the university and elementary school
level. (378 Mar)
Introducing Learning Disabilities to
Postsecondary Educators: An Inservice Training Program. Drover, Jane,
et al. (1996).
This training guide is for facilitators who want to increase instructors'
awareness and knowledge of learning disabilities as they affect students'
learning experiences. Developed in response to a Canadian national needs
assessment, the guide identifies the need for development of learning
disabilities awareness training programs for instructors and faculty.
Seven topical units are: Introduction and Characteristics; Nature and
Definition of a Learning Disability; Learning Problems; Specific Academic
Deficits; Social/Emotional Deficits and Career-related Effects; Learning
Styles; and Classroom Climate. (370.152 Dro ILD)
Invitations to Inquiry: Rethinking Staff
Development in Adult Literacy Education. Lytle, Susan L. et al. (1992).
The authors have defined what staff development typically consists of
and have developed a model for more effective staff development. The model
revolves around inquiry-centered staff development that allows for the
staff development participants to determine staff development needs. (371.122
Lyt)
It's Friendship, Developing Friendship:
A Teacher Action Research Study on Reading Buddies. Ziolkowski, Joan.
(1999).
FREE COPIES AVAILABLE. This article is from the April, 1999 issue of Networks:
An Online Journal for Teacher Research, published by the Ontario Institute
for Studies in Education, University of Toronto. The author describes
her experience with teacher action research. Topics include: description
of teacher action research study; connections between theory and practice;
and lessons learned from this study. (378 Zio)
Lasting Lessons: A Teacher's Guide to
Reflecting on Experience. Knapp, Clifford E. (1992).
A resource on how to use reflections in teaching. The chapter titles are:
Experience and Reflection: The Two Halves of Learning; How to Lead a Reflection
Session; Developing the Art and Science of Questioning; Alternative Activities
for Reflecting; and Reflecting Upon the Contents of this Guidebook. (371.122
Kna)
Leadership for Excellence. Olson,
Nancey and Blum, Robert E. (1990).
This is a comprehensive professional development program for school administrators.
Major themes include vision building, school culture/climate, improving
instruction, curriculum implementation, and monitoring school progress.
Designed for training teachers and instructors using long-range goals
and planning. (374.29 Ols)
Learning to Listen, Learning to Teach:
The Power of Dialogue in Educating Adults. Vella, Jane. (1994).
Twelve basic principles of teaching adults are discussed in this book.
The principles include needs assessment, relationships, teamwork, and
accountability. Easy to read format with personal challenges at the end
of each chapter. (372.122 Vel)
Mentoring: New Strategies and Challenges.
Galbraith, Michael and Cohen, Norman H. (1995).
Number 66 in the New Directions for Adult and Continuing Education series.
This book covers a variety of issues on mentoring to include: clarifying
and describing the different mentoring processes; how to apply mentoring
in adult education; and challenges that occur in mentoring. (374.02 NDACE
Gal95)
New Perspectives on Designing and Implementing
Effective Workshops. Fleming, Jean Anderson (1997).
Number 76 in the New Directions for Adult and Continuing Education series.
The contributors address several issues involved with workshop training
such as motivation, group work, and distance education. Each chapter is
written by a different author allowing for more flexibility. (374.02 NDACE
Fle)
New Ways in Content-Based Instruction.
Brinton, Donna M. and Master, Peter. (1997).
Even though this book is specifically addressed to ESL instruction, the
information is a valuable tool for all adult instructors. The authors
have gathered lesson ideas based on content-based instruction. The areas
covered are: Information Management; Critical Thinking; Hands-On Activities;
Data Gathering; and Text Analysis and Construction. (428.007 Bri)
The Power of Mindful Learning. Langer,
Ellen J. (1998).
The author seeks to prove that real learning takes place in a "mindful"
environment, one that provides a context for the subject we are studying
and allows us to bring something of ourselves into the process. She espouses
a more holistic approach to teaching than is generally in vogue today.
(153.1 Lan)
The Preparation of Professional Evaluators:
Issues, Perspectives, and Programs. Altschuld, James and Engle, Molly.
(1994).
Number 62 in the New Directions for Program Evaluation, now called New
Directions for Evaluation, series. This issue addresses several topics
when using professional evaluators. Some of the topics are: Training Evaluator:
Unique Skills and Knowledge; The Role of Single Evaluation Courses in
Evaluation Training; and Evaluator Training in a Government Setting. Each
chapter is written by a different author allowing for a variety of opinions.
(379.15 NDFE Alt)
Professional Development for Educators
of Adults. Brockett, Ralph G. (1991).
Number 51 in the New Directions for Adult and Continuing Education series.
This issues discusses a variety of topics in professional development.
Some of the chapter titles are: Information Resources for Professional
Development; Getting Ideas into Print; Some Tips for Practitioners; Leadership
Through Professional Associations; and Planning for Professional Development
(374.02 NDACE Broc)
The Professionalization of the Teacher
in Adult Literacy Education. Shanahan, Timothy et al. (1994).
This study looks at the issue of "using education and certification
to enhance the quality of performance of those within" the adult
literacy field. The report looked at what individual states are doing
to train teachers and the perceptions of those in the field of adult literacy.
(378 Sha)
Professionals' Ways of Knowing: New Findings
on How to Improve Professional Education. Baskett, H. K. Morris and
Marsick, Victoria J. (1992).
Number 55 in the New Directions for Adult and Continuing Education series.
This volume reflects the growing discomfort with the old lenses through
which we have been seeing and studying professional learning. Mechanistic,
linear, and rationalistic perspectives, while portraying one view of reality,
only tells part of the story. The coeditors have selected authors who
seek new structures, frameworks, and language to convey more adequately
recent understandings of how professionals learn and change. (374.02 NDACE
Bas)
The Skilled Facilitator: Practical Wisdom
for Developing Effective Groups. Schwarz, Roger M. (1994).
This book shows what makes a group effective and how a facilitator can
improve group effectiveness by identifying patterns of behavior that are
getting in the way, helping the group stick to a few critical ground rules,
and encourage them to deal more openly with conflict. (378 Sch)
Staff Orientation Manual for Adult Basic
and Literacy Education Providers . Preston, Jamie and Wilson, Monty.
(1993).
The booklet covers a wide variety of topics such as lesson planning, materials
and resources, site management, and record keeping. These materials are
used for staff development for the Center for Literacy project in Philadelphia,
PA. A source of ideas for teacher training. (371.122 Pre)
Strategies to Inspire Active Learning:
Complete Handbook. Harmin, Merrill. (1995).
The author has compiled a large range of teaching strategies to encourage
student participation. Some of the areas addressed are: Everyday Instruction
Strategies; Raising Standards of Excellence; Stimulating Thinking; and
Maintaining Our Own Balance. All of the ideas presented have been used
in classrooms, and demonstrate the possibility of any teacher running
a classroom that inspires every student both to learn actively and grow
responsibly. (371.122 Har)
Teacher Action Research: Hot Topic Packet:
September, 1999. Texas Adult Literacy Clearinghouse.
FREE COPIES AVAILABLE. This packet of Web-based resources includes the
following: "Facilitating Inquiry-Based Staff Development," (article
by Jereann King from September 1998 "Focus on Basics"); "The
Adult Educator's Guide to Practitioner Research" by Suzanne Cockley;
two April 1999 articles from "Networks: An Online Journal for Teacher
Research;" an ERIC Digest entitled "Adult Literacy Practitioners
as Researchers" (Cassie Drennon, July 1994); several resources reprinted
from a Teacher/Action Research site, "Educating as Inquiry"(Dr.
Judith M. Newman, 1998); and several other Web-based resources. (378 TALC)
Teacher as Learner: A Sourcebook for
Participatory Staff Development. Bingman, Beth and Bell, Brenda. (1995).
This book discusses the experiences of applying participatory education
to staff development for ABE and literacy teachers and administrators.
It discusses "looking at the big picture of staff development,"
developing a design, facilitating the process, and deciding what's next.
(371.122 Bin)
The Teacher/Facilitator: A DoAble Journal
for the Professional Development of Educators of Adults. Marilyn Gerstner-Horvarth.
(1991).
An easy to follow journal for personal professional development. The journal
covers ten topics: Creating a Learning Environment; Adults as Learners;
Self-Directed Learning; Facilitating Learning (2 parts); Responding to
Your Students; Enhancing Adult Learning; Motivating Adult Learners (2
parts); and Using Teaching/Learning Contracts. Each chapter has background
information, a "possibility page", and several pages of questions
and evaluation. (371.122 Gers)
Teachers' Reading/ Teachers' Lives.
Rummel, Mary Kay and Quintero, Elizabeth P. (1997).
The premise of this book is that teachers' literacy experiences not only
make a difference in their literacy instruction, but also in their professional
judgement and actions related to curriculum decisions, and their resistance
to prescribed methods and materials. Teachers offer powerful testimony
supporting approaches to literacy that encourage and support the job of
reading and writing, rather than meaningless curriculum methods that emphasize
isolated skills and drills. (371.122 Rum)
Teachers, Tools & Techniques: A Handbook
for Adult Basic Education and GED Instruction. Koehler, Sandra L.
et al. (1992).
This book of selected instructional strategies is designed specifically
for instructors, tutors, and volunteers involved in ABE and GED instruction.
In addition to basic academic instructional strategies, classroom management
topics such as working with multilevel learners, learning styles, retention
and motivation are addressed. (371.122 Koe)
Teaching With Technology: Creating Student-Centered
Classrooms. Sandholtz, Judith Haymore, et al (1997).
What happens between student and teacher when computers move into the
classroom? This book gives case studies and teacher comments addressing
teachers' perennial concerns: teacher learning and teacher beliefs about
instructional change; redefining teacher and student roles; maintaining
student engagement; reducing teacher isolation; managing the technology-rich
classroom; and support for instructional change from school administrators,
trainers, and colleagues. Also included are an exemplary unit integrating
technology into the curriculum, and two chapters on staff development.
(371.39445 San)
Teamwork from Start to Finish: 10 Steps
to Results! Rees, Fran. (1997).
This book provides ten easy steps to making teams work, with topics including:
organizing the team with focus, establishing guidelines, reviewing performance,
and rewarding the team. (378 Ree)
Trends in Staff Development for
Adult ESL Instructors: ERIC Q and A, 1998.
Burt, Miriam and Keenan, Fran. (1998).
FREE COPIES AVAILABLE: This Q & A looks at trends in staff development
for adult ESL instructors, including these questions: What training do
adult ESL instructors need? How are some of the states addressing this
training need? What are the challenges they face? (374.29 ERIC QA98 TSD)
RECENT ACQUISITIONS 1999 Success Stories: Spreading
the Word. Grumm, Peggy and Royce,
Sherry. (1999).
This booklet from the Pennsylvania Department of Education celebrates
the successes of more than 56,000 adult learners who enrolled in adult
education programs in Pennsylvania in 1997-98. By highlighting the stories
of ten outstanding adult learners and the programs that assisted them
in meeting their goals, this publication recognizes the achievements of
all adult learners who sought to improve their skills. The Teacher's Guide
can be adapted to work with a variety of adult learners in tutoring or
classroom situations. (374.02 Grum)
Chances Are: The Only Statistics
Book You'll Ever Need. Slavin, Steve. (1998).
This is a basic book about simple, more or less everyday, statistics.
Applications show how to use statistics to calculate everything from a
college student's grade point average to the price of a shirt marked 35%
off. Many kinds of charts and graphs are included, as are interesting
statistical concepts that the creative teacher could use to enrich a basic
math class. (510 Sla Cha)>
Do My ESOL Students Have
Learning Disabilities? A Practical Manual for ESOL Instructors Concerned
About Learning Disabilities and the ESOL Learner. Shewcraft, Dianne
and Witkop, Eileen. (1998).
The research and process leading to this manual include: questionnaire
to ESOL instructors in Massachusetts; search throughout the US and Canada
for resources related to ESOL and learning disabilities (LD); testing
of these ideas and materials; and a workshop. The project focused on ESOL
adult learners both with and without native language formal education,
who may have a learning disability. The manual includes an overview of
LD, characteristics of the ESOL learner with LD (as well as non-LD "learning
hindrances"), approaching the learner, classroom strategies, and
a resource list. Appendices include a screening kit; acronyms pertaining
to ABE, ESOL, and LD; a discussion of the Americans with Disabilities
Act; and practitioner questionnaire. (428.007 She)
e-mail Made Easy: Using e-mail
and Other Communication Tools Effectively in Adult Education: TETN Broadcast,
October 29, 1999. Ashlock, Stan. (1999).
Project Inter-ALT produced this video of a three-hour teleconference training
for adult educators. Included is a participant packet (FREE copies of
packet available). The presenter covers the following topics: e-mail Terminology;
Getting an e-mail Address; Free e-mail; How e-mail Works; Sending/Receiving
Attachments; Electronic Discussion Lists and newsgroups; LINCS Online
Discussion Lists; and more. The Participant Packet includes numerous resources.
(374.0078 Ashl)
Fathers Matter! Strategies
for Engaging Fathers in Children's Learning. US Departments of Education
and Health and Human Services. (1999).
Videotape of a two-hour, national satellite event held on October 28,
1999. The teleconference offers ideas and strategies for teachers, school
principals, child care providers and others by giving them the tools they
need to successfully involve fathers in children's learning, including
readiness to learn at school, at home, and in the community. (649.58 USDOE)
Native Language Literacy
Screening Device. New York State Department of Education. (1999).
This screening device was developed to help practitioners assess the native
language literacy of learners. Information gleaned can assist with placement
and instructional design to meet learners' needs. The NLLSD contains 27
language versions of the screening device. An administrative protocol
offers suggestions both for using the device and interpreting its results.
(371.26 NYSDE)
Program Alternative for
Linguistically Diverse Students. Genessee, Fred, Editor. (1999).
This educational practice report from the Center for Research on Education,
Diversity and Excellence sets out the goals of several alternative program
models for English as a second language learners. Four program alternatives
are described, as well as factors related to their implementation. The
alternatives include newcomer programs, trasitional bilingual education,
developmental bilingual education, and two-way immersion.
Reading to Success: A Complete
Adult Literacy Handbook. Cable, Mary Jane. (1998).
This handbook is intended for new teachers of reading to adults. The author
introduces the idea of Shared Reading, in which lessons focus on learning
words, then having student and teacher read magazines newspapers, books,
or whatever the student wants to read. The student is responsible for
the newly learned words and the teacher for the rest. (374.012 Cab)
A Study Guide for Educators
Providing GED Preparation. Hall, Jean et al. (1998).
Teachers of adults often identify the learners most difficult to teach
as those with learning disabilities or severe emotional disturbances.
Systematic program planning and openness to proven innovations in instruction
can help programs meet these challenges. This Guide provides a sequence
of lessons and activities to facilitate the program planning and incorporation
of innovations into instruction. Four sections include: Program Evaluation
and Planning; Assessment and Prescription; Instruction; and Test Preparation/Testing.
Appendices include additional resources, contacts, and presentation materials.
(371.9 Hal)
Web Pages Made Easy: Using
Web Pages in Adult Education: TETN Broadcast, December 3, 1999. Guckert,
Denise. (1999).
Project Inter-ALT produced this video of a three-hour teleconference training
for adult educators. Included is a participant packet (FREE copies of
packet available). The presenter covers the following topics: Why Create
a Web Page?; Web Pages in Action; Creating a Web Page; Technology Integration;
Project-Based Instruction; Skills Development; and more. The Participant
Packet includes numerous resources. (374.0078 Guc)
Writing for the Workplace.
Merrick, Nan. (1999).
This writing program is designed to build on basic writing skills with
independent work assignments that support student's real-world employment
goals. The instructional format encourages home study and family support.
Writing prompts are provided to assist inexperienced writers, with lessons
that incorporate new vocabulary, rules for punctuation and other skills.
The Instructor's Guide includes SCANS and CASAS correlations, tips on
needs and learning styles of adult students, and other resources. (372.623
Phi WFW)
  
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