TCALL Research & Reports

2010-2011 Impact Survey of the Texas Adult & Family Literacy Statewide Clearinghouse Project: Summary of Results (Debbie Lechuga, Vishal Arghode, & Michelle Johnson, June 2011)

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

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)

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

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

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

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

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)

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

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)

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)

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 -

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

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 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)

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)

TCALL Adult Literacy Fellowships

TCALL Adult Literacy Fellowships Past Recipients

TCALL Fellowship Publications, Reports and Presentations

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)

Student experiences in a GED® Test to college transitions program (Debbie Lechuga and Michelle Johnson, 2011)

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

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

Rider 82 Curriculum 2007 Pilot Report Executive Summary

Student experiences in a GED® Test to college transitions program (Debbie Lechuga and Michelle Johnson, 2011)