Notebook: Resources for the Adult Educator
Notebook, a teacher resources available to ProLIteracy members three times per year, contains instructional techniques, lesson plans, materials, and more.
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Adult Literacy Facts
More than 48 million adults in the United States cannot read, write, or do basic math above a third-grade level.
Annual Member Statistical Report
The Annual Member Statistical Report compiles the results of the most recent annual member survey into a concise and easy to interpret visual representation of key findings.
ALE Journal – Volume 6 Issue 3
This issue includes research articles on the the psychology of adult learners, a report from the field about one practitioner's career-long journey learning to teach reading, a forum improving service to adult literacy learners, and a research digest on the…
Using the Newspaper in Instruction
Using the Newspaper in Instruction is a series of videos that will show you how to use the newspaper to teach phonics and decoding skills, vocabulary, fluency, comprehension, discussion and oral language skills, writing, spelling and grammar, and critical thinking…
Using Data in Practice: What Does It Look Like and What Does It Take?
The research brief discusses the importance of data in adult education and provides guidance on how practitioners can effectively use data to improve learner outcomes. It highlights that practitioners rely on data, both formal and informal assessments, to determine learners’ progress and adapt instruction accordingly.
Trends in Private-Sector and United Way Funding: Implications for Adult Literacy Programs
The paper discusses the historical and current trends in funding for community-based adult literacy programs, particularly focusing on the role of private-sector funding and United Way funding.
Student Recruitment: A Review of the Research
This research brief provides strategies and practices for recruiting adult basic education (ABE) learners, emphasizing data collection, community engagement, word-of-mouth marketing, diverse campaigns, and partnerships for enrollment success and continuous improvement.
Perspectives on Persistence: A Review of the Research
The research brief discusses the issue of learner persistence in adult basic education (ABE) programs. It explores two perspectives on persistence: a control/prevent perspective and an acknowledge/accommodate perspective.
Motivation and Adult Learners
This research discusses the importance of motivation in the learning process and provides an overview of four dominant theoretical perspectives on motivation in education: goal theory, expectancy-value theory, attribution theory, and self-determination theory.
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