Teaching Strategies
Recent Newsletter Articles
Plan First, Write Second
One of my goals is to show my students how spending time in the planning stage pays off in a better finished product. The technique discussed here is a method of getting students to think about all of the ways that a topic could be discussed or explored. 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
New Evidence about Persistence
A summary of the findings from two studies on persistence and motivation in adult literacy programs. Reading skill development requires thousands of hours of instruction and practice; therefore, it takes persistence and motivation for adult readers to regularly attend reading classes and make educational level gains. 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
Using the TIF to Foster Career Awareness
Career awareness involves helping learners to learn about all of the many career and training opportunities that are available and facilitating ways for them to explore and examine their own interests, skills, and abilities. The TIF and ATLAS's ACES resource library are wonderful resources for teachers in this area. Read More
Finally! Helping ESL Learners with Syllable-Final Consonant Articulation
Final consonants and final clusters are essential to intelligibility in English, yet working on them with lasting success in class can be challenging. But it doesn’t have to be challenging – it can be fun! Read More
Two Seasons of E-quip Math Webinars Available Online
Tired of feeling stressed about teaching a particular topic? Want to improve coherence within your program? Interested in helping your students develop precision with vocabulary? Re-invigorate your teaching practice with the support of an E-quip recorded math webinar! Read More
Increase Comprehension Through Paraphrasing Activities
According to research, comprehension and retention of material increase in proportion to the quality and quantity of oral paraphrased statements. What do the components of explicit oral paraphrasing instruction include? Read More
Abby’s Practical Takeaways from COABE
Hennepin County Corrections instructor Abby Roza shares several practical ideas and materials focused on encouraging students to engage in higher-level thinking, as well as integrating multiple strategies and content areas in ABE instruction, such as numeracy, social studies, science, reading, writing, and so on. Read More