In the always-evolving digital age, being able to use technology has become a necessity, especially in education. Educational apps have become more popular, instructing on topics from basic education and literacy to workplace readiness, financial literacy, and more. This is good news for the adult literacy field, as learning apps help us increase access to education for students who might face challenges getting to the physical location of a program.
We offer several apps and online learning platforms that have been successful helping adult learners at any level make gains. Through our Mobile Learning Fund, programs in need can access grants to purchase licenses for online learning platforms so they can serve students remotely or in a blended learning capacity.
Learning Upgrade
Learning Upgrade is a fun and engaging digital solution to help adult learners build reading, English, math, digital literacy, work, financial literacy, and life skills. It also includes a course for citizenship. Learning Upgrade enables adult learners to study anywhere. Learners quickly gain confidence and reach their goals.
Features:
- 28 courses with 1,000+ lessons that include songs, videos, and games
- Web, smartphone, and tablet access for increased time on task
- English, reading, math, and GED® and HiSET® test prep
- Practice problems accompanied by immediate intervention and remediation with multimedia support
- Repeatable lessons awarding gold certificates when completed
- Detailed reporting for assessment and time tracking
- District-level reports and student progress reports by NRS level
EnGen
EnGen is an AI-driven platform that adapts and personalizes instruction for each learner’s goals, level, and interests. The platform gives organizations and educational institutions the ability to help provide English language learners with economic mobility, civic participation, and a better quality of life. General English, digital literacy, and career-specific courses are designed to support education and job-related needs. Learners can upskill or reskill while growing personally and professionally.
Features:
- Career-specific instruction with industry and job-focused pathways that are aligned to educational and vocational requirements
- Quick, scalable implementation
- Customer and learner support
- Hands-on teacher training and tools
- Real-world resources
- Custom content
- Varying difficulty levels for students at different stages
- Adaptive technology
- Live instruction
- Reporting dashboard
- Research-backed assessments
Leamos
Leamos (Let’s Read) is an easy-to-use, pre-ESL online course that teaches non-literate Spanish-speaking adults to read and write in their native language. Learning to connect printed words with oral language in their native language makes the transition to learning English a lot easier. Leamos has been used successfully by thousands of individuals, adult education programs, libraries, and more. Leamos has 43 lessons that take a student from low- or non-reading and non-writing skills to being able to read street signs, forms, prescription labels, and more. It can be used by learners at home or in a class setting with minimal support from a tutor or family member.
Features:
- 9 modules and 43 self-paced lessons
- Audio instructions from a virtual instructor
- Lessons teaching two- to three-letter syllables, target words, basic sentence structure
- Quizzes in each lesson and at the end of each module
- Progress evaluation assessments
- Course curriculum that meets key reading and listening components of CASAS
- Tutor resources including a diagnostic assessment, an implementation guide, and training videos
- Downloadable worksheets
- Live phone support
- Access to student progress report
New Readers Press Online Learning
New Readers Press Online Learning offers a range of courses to take students from foundational skills to HSE test prep. The interactive platform helps learners make academic gains while improving and gaining confidence with their digital literacy skills.
Features:
- Courses for TABE E, M, D, and A include Reading, Language, and Math
- Pre-HSE, GED, and HiSET courses include Reading and Language Arts, Math, Science, and Social Studies
- Pretests and posttests determine students’ strengths and weaknesses
- Confidence-based learning
- Games, badges, and study tools promote learner engagement
- Guided practice
- Instructor resources and time-on-task tracking with detailed session reports
- Audio available for TABE levels E and M
Learn more about all ProLiteracy New Readers Press digital solutions
Need Funding?
Our Mobile Learning Fund offers grant opportunities for adult literacy programs to purchase licenses to use digital instructional resources.