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Download full textSmith, Kevin G.; Lee, Laurie; Osborne-Lampkin, La'Tara; Rall, June – Regional Educational Laboratory Southeast, 2020
The purpose of this self-study guide is to help adult literacy education providers collect, organize, and analyze evidence that they can use to improve program performance. It was designed to help educators consider which types of evidence to collect and which components of adult education instruction may be important for evaluating…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Literacy Education, Evidence Based Practice, Program Improvement
RTI International, 2024
Adult education programs play a critical role in preparing immigrants and New Americans (multilingual learners) for employment by building English language skills and supporting workforce preparation and training. Addressing multilingual learners' economic integration needs, one of the three pillars of immigrant integration, along with civic and…
Descriptors: Labor Force Development, Adult Education, Adult Literacy, Federal Legislation
Palmatier, Robert A.; And Others – 1976
The instructional concept guide is part of a system developed for tutor training and support. It is primarily designed for volunteers, but it can also be adapted to the training of paraprofessional tutors for any type of adult literacy program. A key component in the system is the Tutor Support Library, consisting of Instructional Concept Guides…
Descriptors: Administrator Guides, Adult Literacy, Adult Reading Programs, Adult Students
Esposito, Kathy – 1983
This handbook, one in a series of works dealing with adult literacy education, is designed for use by volunteers who are responsible for recruiting students into literacy programs. Addressed in the first part of the guide are various steps in organizing a recruitment campaign that include getting to know the program staff, learning about the adult…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Adult Reading Programs, Adult Students
PDF pending restorationFreeling, Meg – 1993
This manual is designed to train an in-house steering committee to design and implement a comprehensive, ongoing, worker-driven, workplace learning program. The seven chapters take the projected committee through a full-cycle design process. Each chapter includes an overview, a list of objectives, and a series of action steps to follow, and a…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Basic Skills, Job Skills
Clark, Terry – 1991
This booklet is part of the "Getting to Grips with..." series, which is intended for the general reader who wants to understand important trends in vocational education and training. It is designed to provide the reader with an understanding of the main practical aspects of on-the-job training. The booklet is in two parts. The first…
Descriptors: Adult Learning, Adult Literacy, Case Studies, Foreign Countries
Memory, David; Palmatier, Robert A. – 1975
The functional content unit on consumer credit is part of a system developed for tutor training and support for adult literacy programs. A key component of the system is the Tutor Support Library, consisting of Instructional Concept Guides (designed as training and reference aids for tutors) and Functional Content Units (intended to help tutors…
Descriptors: Adult Literacy, Adult Reading Programs, Consumer Economics, Consumer Education
Memory, David; And Others – 1975
The functional content unit on getting and keeping a job is part of a system developed for tutor training and support for adult literacy programs. A key component of the system is the Tutor Support Library, consisting of Instructional Concept Guides (designed as training and reference aids for tutors) and Functional Content Units (intended to help…
Descriptors: Adult Literacy, Adult Reading Programs, Employment Interviews, Employment Opportunities
Oxenham, John – 1975
The author feels that nonformal adult literacy education should be structured around several observations he has made concerning such education: adults learn to read and do arithmetic faster than do children; the difference in learning rate between adults and children in regard to writing is negligible; learners vary greatly in their learning…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Education, Adult Literacy, Developing Nations
Palmatier, Robert A.; And Others – 1975
The instructional concept guide is part of a system developed for tutor training and support. It is primarily designed for volunteers, but it can also be adapted to the training of paraprofessional tutors for any type of adult literacy program. A key component in the system is the Tutor Support Library, consisting of Instructional Concept Guides…
Descriptors: Adult Dropouts, Adult Learning, Adult Literacy, Adult Reading Programs
Memory, David; Lamarre, Marilyn – 1975
The functional content unit on health and medical care is part of a system developed for tutor training and support for adult literacy programs. A key component of the system is the Tutor Support Library, consisting of Instructional Concept Guides (designed as training and reference aids for tutors) and Functional Content Units (intended to help…
Descriptors: Adult Literacy, Adult Reading Programs, Health Education, Health Services
Johnston, Joyce D.; And Others – 1975
The instructional concept guide is part of a system developed for tutor training and support. It is primarily designed for volunteers, but it can also be adapted to the training of paraprofessional tutors for any type of adult literacy program. A key component in the system is the Tutor Support Library, consisting of Instructional Concept Guides…
Descriptors: Adult Learning, Adult Literacy, Adult Reading Programs, Adult Students
Weiner, Roberta; Carter, Sylvia – 1975
The three sample mini-functional units are part of a system developed for tutor training and support for adult literacy programs. A key component of the system is the Tutor Support Library, consisting of Instructional Concept Guides (designed as training and reference aids for tutors) and Functional Content Units (intended to help tutors combine…
Descriptors: Adult Literacy, Adult Reading Programs, Alphabetizing Skills, Communication Skills
Palmatier, Robert A.; And Others – 1975
The instructional concept guide is part of a system developed for tutor training and support. It is primarily designed for volunteers, but it can also be adapted to the training of paraprofessional tutors for any type of adult literacy program. A key component in the system is the Tutor Support Library, consisting of Instructional Concept Guides…
Descriptors: Achievement, Adult Literacy, Adult Reading Programs, Adult Students
Weiner, Roberta – 1975
The instructional concept guide is part of a system developed for tutor training and support. It is primarily designed for volunteers, but it can also be adapted to the training of paraprofessional tutors for any type of adult literacy program. A key component in the system is the Tutor Support Library, consisting of Instructional Concept Guides…
Descriptors: Adult Learning, Adult Literacy, Adult Reading Programs, Adult Students
