Volunteer Literacy
Resources and Research
In this section, you will find information and resources especially geared toward vounteer and community-based literacy programs in Texas.
New
Beginnings - Creating and Establishing an Adult Literacy Program (Volunteers
In Training for Adult Literacy (VITAL),
Texas State University, 2003)
New Student Orientation Resource Book and Power Point Presentation (North Harris Montgomery College District, 2003)
Adult Basic Education Teacher's Toolkit (AEPDC Consortium, 1995) [Download in either ASCII or MS Word format]
Corrections
Connection Email Discussion List (hosted by TCALL)
Teaching
on the Inside, (Dominique T. Chlup, 2005)
The
Pendulum Swings: 65 Years of Corrections Education, (Dominique
T. Chlup, 2005)
ESOL Orientation (Heath 2002)
Evaluating
Phonological Skills in Adult ESOL Learners (Robin
Lovrien Schwarz, M.
Sp. Ed: LD, October 2006)
Games in the ESL Classroom (Crowther
& Walsh, 1997)
Teacher, Parents, and Students
Working Together in the Limited English Proficient Home & Classroom (Ensle, 1998)
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)
Things to do in the ESL Classroom (ESL Professional Development Center, The University
of Texas at San Antonio 2002)
Instruction and Curriculum in Volunteer Community Based Adult Literacy Programs - TCALL research staff developed this resource to guide volunteer and community-based literacy programs and tutors in providing instruction based on empirical studies and professional wisdom. GED® Test 2002
Teacher's Handbook of Lesson Plans (Jeannie Pruitt, August 2004)
Adults and Learning Disabilities: Moving Beyond
the Limits of Learning, (Linda Eastwick Covington, 2003)
Adult Education and Learning Disabled
Adults in Texas (Visser, 2000)
Effective Instruction for All Adult Education Students Including Those with Special Learning Needs (Texas LEARNS, 2009)
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)
Percentage by County of Illiterate Adult Texans - Texas map and list of counties with illiteracy rate percentage in each county
Statewide Data Tables - data on adult learners in Texas
Calendar of Training Events & Conferences
Instruction and Curriculum in Volunteer Community Based Adult Literacy Programs
Project GREAT -
Eight regional professional development centers offer training for teachers
and administrators of adult education and family literacy in Texas.
Study Group Outline I -
Learning to Listen, Learning to Teach: The Power of Dialogue in Educating
Adults (Odessa College, 2002)
Study Group Outline II - Learning to Think, Learning to Learn: What the Science Of Thinking And
Learning Has To Offer Adult Education (Odessa College, Fall 2002)
Texas
Adult Education Credential Project - developing and implementing an
optional credentialing process for adult educators in Texas.
Trends in Program Evaluation Literature: The Emergence
of Pragmatism, (Roemer Visser, 2003)
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)
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