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Improving Writing Skills: ELLs and the Joy of Writing
This article offers some concrete activity ideas to build writing skills at all levels, as well as suggestions for differentiating writing instruction and links to additional online resources. Read More
Literacy Education and Second Language Learning for Adults (LESLLA)
This website provides information about current research with low literacy level adult English language learners, as well as numerous resources for teaching and supporting beginning level learners. Read More
ThoughtCo How to Teach Pronunciation
This guide on how to teach pronunciation provides a short overview of the main issues to be addressed at each level, as well as pointing to resources on the site, such as lesson plans and activities, that you can use in class to help your students improve their English pronunciation skills. Following each level are a few suggestions for level-appropriate activities. Read More
Assessment – Example
This example of course objectives and the assessments used to measure them comes from a job preparation course for personal care assistant jobs. Note the variety of assessment methods used and how each method matches the objective. Read More
Writing Workshops & Seminars
Do you need to brush up your own writing skills before teaching your students how to write more effectively? This website provides hundreds of free writing resources, columns, and exercises for writers and teachers of writers. Examples include apostrophes, capitalization, commas, editing, hyphens, letter writing, persuasive writing, punctuation, and verbs. Read More
Writing to Read
This 2010 research report builds upon Writing Next and provides evidence for the theory that writing can improve and enhance reading. Read More
Writing Next
This 2007 report identifies 11 elements of current writing instruction found to be effective for helping adolescent students learn to write well and to use writing as a tool for learning. Read More
Write More, Write Now – Sentence/Paragraph Writing
An article summarizing a session called Write More, Write Now, offering a number of strategies related to the differentiation between revising and editing of sentences, paragraphs, and essays. Read More
Write More, Write Now – Essay Writing
An article summarizing a session called Write More, Write Now, offering a number of strategies related to the differentiation between revising and editing of sentences, paragraphs, and essays. Read More
Just Write! Guide
This resource from Teaching Excellence in Adult Literacy (TEAL) “aims to help adult education instructors improve the writing instruction they already use in their programs.” It is not a curriculum, but a guide to increase familiarity with evidence-based writing instruction and translate research findings into teaching practices. Read More