ESL
Recent Newsletter Articles
NEW Adult ESL Resources from LINCS – Free!
Attention teachers of ESL, and anyone with non-native speakers of English in your programs! LINCS has recently released a series of resources to advance instructional quality and to better serve English learners in adult basic education. Read More
Lesson Plans for Career Exploration: How to Get Started Now
The Pathways to Careers Network provides easy-to-follow lesson plans for conducting career exploration activities in your ABE and ESL classroom. Read More
Using Podcasts to Teach Learning Strategies
English as a Second Language podcast is a great tool to add to your students' independent learner toolkit. Read More
Work Readiness Curriculum for Low-Level ESL
There is a wonderful new Work Readiness Curriculum that was designed with your low-level ESL students in mind. Start using this resource today to build important work readiness and transitions skills from the beginning. Read More
Grammar Bytes! (In a Good Way.)
Here is a website that really puts some teeth into grammar, usage and mechanics instruction! The materials can be used in a structured class or open lab setting, for one-on-one sessions with learners, for work with volunteers, and as independent work to supplement class lessons. Read More
Practical Takeaways from COABE
Danielle Legault, an instructor at Minneapolis Adult Education, synthesizes three key learnings from her attendance at a variety of sessions at the annual COABE (Commission on Adult Basic Education) Conference, touching on everything from low-level ESL to GED. Read More
LearningExpress Library for ABE
LearningExpress Library contains nearly 1,000 online tutorials, practice tests, and e-books. It covers job search and workplace skills improvement; skill building in reading, writing, math, and basic science; and prep for career certification, licensure exams, college and grad school entrance tests, GED, and more. Read More
21st Century Demands on Adult Education
Are we, with current WIOA guidelines, required solely to prepare students to be good workers for the U.S. workforce, or do we also have a responsibility to be agents for social change, or at least to equip learners to be active, informed citizens? Read More
Gaining Confidence in English: Volunteer Coaches Make the Difference on Skype
Lakeville ABE's Skype Coaching program matches volunteer tutors with adult English learners for one-to-one coaching in English, giving English learners more opportunities to practice speaking and listening skills and to gain confidence using English in real-life contexts. Read More
Free Curriculum Materials for Adult Emergent Readers
The Elder Literacy Initiative’s innovative curriculum is a collection of activities for adult emergent readers that is all-inclusive and ready to use, including over 250 activities across 13 themes. Read More