The Adult Basic Education Teacher's Toolkit

Appendix B: Valuable Resources for Further Information Print Publications

Auerbach, E. B. Wallerstein, N. (1987). ESL for Action: Problem Posing at Work. Reading, Massachusetts: Addison-WesleyPublishing Co.

Auerbach, E. (1992). Making Meaning, Making Change: Participatory Curriculum Development for Adult ESL Literacy. Center for Applied Linguistics and Delta Systems, Inc.

Auerbach, E. et al. (1991). Talking Shop. Center for Applied Linguistics and Delta Systems, Inc.

Baird, B., et al. (1991). Project Forward. El Paso: El Paso Community College.

Barasovska, J. (1988). Getting Started with Language Experience Stories. Syracuse,
NY: New Readers Press.

Bassano, S. & Christison, A. (1992). Drawing Out: Creative, Personalized, Whole Language Activities. Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice Hall Regents.

Bolt, B. (1987). Even More Mathematical Activities. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.

Bringing Literacy Within Reach: Identifying and Teaching Adults with Learning Disabilities. (1991). Ottawa, ON: Learning Disabilities Association of Canada.

Clymer-Spradling, C. & Baird, B. (1991). Project Forward. El Paso, TX: El Paso Community College.

Curtis, Y. and Burke, C.L. (1980). Literacy for Social Change. New Readers
Press. 1990.

Dehli, K., et al. (1990). This is not a test: A Kit for New Readers. East End Literacy Press.

deHesus-Lopez, P. (1991). Adult ESL Learner Outcomes Curriculum. Kingsville: Texas A&I University.

Dunlap, N. (1991). The Adult Literacy and Mathematics Curriculum Development and. Teacher Training Special Project. San Antonio: Education Service Center, Region 20.

Ellis, D. (1991). Becoming A Master Student. Rapid City, SD: College Survival, Inc.

Fox, K. (1992). Expressions/Viewpoints: Contemporary’s Whole Language Series. Chicago: Contemporary Books.

Glustrom, M., Knight, J. & Johnson, P. (1991). Impact: A Handbook of Creative Teaching for Adult Education. Phoenix, AR: Arizona Department of Education.

Goldman, S. (1989). Strategy Instruction in Mathematics. Learning Disability Quarterly. 12. 43-55.

Goodman, K, Bird, L., and Goodman, Y. (1991). The Whole Language Catalog. Santa Rosa CA: American School Publishers.

Goodman, K. (1986). What’s Whole About Whole Language? Portsmouth,
NH: Heinemann Educational Books.

Goodman, K., Goodman, Y. & Hood, W. (1989). The Whole Language Evaluation Book. Portsmouth, NH: Heinemann.

Goodman, K., Hood, W., & Goodman, Y., eds. (1991). Organizing for Whole Language. Portsmouth, NH: Heinemann.

Goodman, Y., and Burke, C. L. (1980). Reading Strategies: Focus on Comprehension. Holt, Rinehart, and Winston.

Hood, S. B. Solomon, N. (1985). Focus on Reading: A Handbook for Teachers. Adelaide, South Australia: National Curriculum Resource Center.

Karassik, J. (1989). Literacy and Learning Disabilities: A Handbook for Literacy Workers. Ottawa, ON: Learning Disabilities Association of Canada.

Lee, W. (1984). Language Teaching Games. Oxford: Oxford University Press.

Littauer, J. (1987). Manual of Motivational Strategies: Text and Transparencies in Composition and Grammar. Studio City, CA: JAG Publications.

Mathematical Sciences Education Board: National Research Council. (1990). Reshaping School Mathematics: A Philosophy and Framework for Curriculum. Washington, D.C.: National Academy Press.

Meyer, V. and Keefe, D. (1990). Reading for Meaning: Selected Teaching Strategies. Glenview, IL: Scott, Foresman.

Nash, A., et al. (5990). Talking Shop: A Curriculum Sourcebook for Participatory Adult ESL. Boston, MA: University of Massachusetts/Boston.

National Council of Teachers of Mathematics. (1988). Imaginative Ideas for the Teacher of Mathematics. Reston, VA: NCTM, Inc.

Selected Clearinghouses

Division of Adult Education and Literacy Clearinghouse
Office of Vocational and Adult Education
U.S. Department of Education
330 C. Street SW
Washington, DC 20202-7240
(202) 205-9996

This organization "responds to requests for information; provides referral services; issues publications; functions as a "broker" of information services by referring inquiries to appropriate information services.

Publications include: fact sheets on adult education, directories on various programs and resources, literacy materials, papers on selected adult education subjects, and other materials. All resources and services are free of charge.

The following materials are available free of charge upon written request to the Clearinghouse at the above address. You can also fax requests to (202) 205-8973.

• Adult Education and Literacy Periodicals (a guide to newsletters and journals of interest to adult education and literacy practitioners)
• The Bibliography of Resource Materials (which lists all materials available from the Clearinghouse)
• Directory of National Clearinghouses (which lists Resource Centers and Clearinghouses serving adult educators and learners)
• The A.L.L. Points Bulletin (a bi-monthly newsletter)

ERIC/Clearinghouse on Adult, Career, and Vocational Education (ACVE)
1900 Kenny Road
Columbus, OH 43210-1090
(800) 848-4815

The Educational Resources Information Center (ERIC) system is the largest education database in the world, containing nearly 700,000 abstracts of documents and journal articles. Curriculum materials, papers, conference proceedings, and literature reviews along with articles from nearly 800 education-related journals can be found in the ERIC database. Typically, this database can be accessed at university, state, and large city public libraries through their microfiche and online or CD-ROM searches.

There are 16 subject-specific Clearinghouses within the ERIC system. The Clearinghouse of particular interest to adult education and literacy providers is the ERIC/Clearinghouse on Adult, Career, and Vocational Education.

The ERIC/Clearinghouse on Adult, Career, and Vocational Education publishes the following information bulletin free of charge upon request:

• The ERIC File (published two times per year, provides specific information about the publications and activities of Clearinghouse on Adult, Career, and Vocational Education and general information about the ERIC system as a whole).

The Texas Adult Literacy Clearinghouse
College of Education
Texas A&M University
College Station, TX 77843-4226
(4097) 845-6615
800-441-7323

A materials collection (including books, journals, various other media, and a vertical file of pamphlets, articles, and other pertinent items) is maintained for classroom use as well as program and staff development. Annotated bibliographies are developed and routinely updated to provide those seeking resources with information needed to determine which materials might be most useful.

The following materials are available free of charge upon request:

• Annotated Bibliographies
• Literacy Links (a newsletter regularly featuring current adult literacy information including reports from other literacy projects in Texas, funding sources, grant writing tips, current research findings, effective instructional practices, a calendar of current activities, and free and inexpensive instructional resources published quarterly)

National Center on Adult Literacy (NCAL)
University of Pennsylvania
3910 Chestnut St.
Philadelphia, PA 19104-3111
(215) 898-2100 FAX: (215) 898-9804

This organization sponsors workshops and conferences, conducts research, and publishes findings. Subscriptions to their newsletter are free upon request.

• NCAL Connection s (describes activities, summarizes research, and lists current publications)

LISTSERVs have become a very popular way for literacy practitioners to have interactive discussions with one another. To join a LISTSERV, you need to have an e-mail account that can send and receive e-mail from the Internet. (Most major online services such as America Online, CompuServe, and Prodigy have e-mail systems with this capability.)

The following table contains a listing of literacy-related LISTSERVs; each entry has the information you need to subscribe to it and a description of what topics are discussed.

To join a LISTSERV, (to receive the messages that are sent to the members of the list and to have the right to post a message that will be received by all the members of the list), you must first send an e-mail message to the "subscription" e-mail address in the table. In the body of the message, enter the following line of text:

subscribe [name of LISTSERV] [your e-mail address] OR [your first and last name].

(Leave a space between the name of the listserv and your e-mail address; leave a space between your first and last name if you send your name.)

Replace the information in the first set of brackets with the information from the LISTSERVs table, which is on the following page. The following is an example of how you would type this information.

subscribe LITERACY john.doe@college.edu OR
subscribe LITERACY John Doe

Once you have subscribed, messages sent by other members will arrive in your
e-mail box automatically. If you want to post a message of your own, compose an
e-mail message in the normal way, then address it to the Incoming mail address noted in the LISTSERVs table. You should also be able to get information on how to unsubscribe if you should need to do so.

LISTSERVs

List Name	Subscription Address	Incoming Mail Address
NLA	majordomo@std.world.com	nla@std.world.com
Description:	Discussion of national public policy issues in adult literacy
LITERACY	listserv@nysernet.org	literacy@nysernet.org
Description:	Discussion of a wide range of instructional issues in adult literacy
WEC-L	listserv@netcom.com	wec-l@netcom.com
Description:	Discussion of new/innovative ways to implement workplace literacy and training programs
NWAC-L	listserv@psuvm/psu.edu	nwac-l@psuvm.psu.edu
Description:	Discussion of workplace literacy and training issues in small to mid-size businesses
PRISON-L	listserv@dartcmsl.dartmouth.edu	prison-l@dartcmsl.dartmouth.edu
Description:	Discussion among people who presently teach or have taught in prisons
NUMERACY	majordomo@world.std.com	numeracy@world.stc.com
Description:	Discussion of issues in adult numeracy and research

Selected Technology Resources

Eland, Thomas. (1995) Internet Directory of Literacy and Adult Education Resources. St. Paul, Minnesota: Minnesota/South Dakota Regional Literacy Center.

This book, which has sections that cover four Internet resources (listserv, gopher sites, World Wide Web sites, and FTP and Telnet sites) is available in both print and on-line editions. You can obtain copies of the print version by sending $10 to

Minnesota/South Dakota Regional Literacy Resource Center
University of St. Thomas, Mail# 5019
2115 Summit Avenue,
St. Paul, MN 55105

Make checks payable to "University of St. Thomas"

Or find the on-line version at the following World Wide Web location:

http://www.cybernetics.net/users/sagrelto/elandh/home/.htm

Selected Literacy Organizations

American Association of Adult and Continuing Education (AAACE)
1200 19th Street, NW, Suite 300
Washington, DC 20036
(202) 429-5131
fax: (202) 223-4579

The American Association of Adult and Continuing Education (AAACE) is the largest comprehensive professional organization devoted to adult education. As a member of AAACE, you are entitled to join one of seven "commission," or to become a "member-at-large." One commission that is of particular interest to practitioners of adult literacy education is the Commission on Adult Basic Education (COABE)

Texas Association for Literacy and Adult Education (TALAE)
c/o Adult Education Department
Wharton County Junior College
911 Boling Highway
Wharton, TX 77488

The International Reading Association
800 Barksdale Rd.
P.O. Box 8139
Newark, DE 19714-8139
(302) 731-1600 FAX: (302) 731-1057

The International Reading Association is compiling an annotated glossary of adult education terms. This glossary will be included with a future revision of The Adult Basic Education Toolkit.

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