Adult Education & Literacy Resource Collection

This spotlight describes how states, regions, and programs are using bridge strategies to prepare learners in IELCE activities for IET programs. 

This spotlight describes how adult education programs can use an immigrant integration approach in IELCE activities to serve adult refugee learners.

This spotlight describes actions and strategies that career navigators and advisors can take in helping English learners and immigrants participating in IELCE and IET activities.

This publication outlines the components, structure, and process involved with creating an adult citizenship education curriculum for a High Beginning ESL level course.

This tip sheet provides information for citizenship education programs and naturalization services providers who are interested in expanding their offerings to include immigration legal services by having their organizations recognized and their non-attorney staff members or volunteers accredited by the Department of Justice (DOJ), which would allow the programs to explain immigration options to clients, provide advice about which documents to submit, and communicate with USCIS about immigration cases.

This tool can be used to help determine eligibility to apply to become a U.S. citizen through naturalization.

This resource provides statistics related to immigrants who have become U.S. citizens.

This brief explains what civics education skills are and why they are important for adult learners.

This brief explains what financial literacy skills are and why they are important.

This brief explains what health literacy skills are and why they are important.

This guide, developed for Model UN students, could be used to better understand how to support refugees and migrants who participate in adult basic education programs.

This report analyzes data on the postsecondary degree and non-degree credential attainment of first- and second-generation adults (ages 16 to 64) to explore the relationship between these credentials and adults’ economic outcomes.

This program development guide outlines a step-by-step process to create or sustain an adult citizenship education program and includes products and resources from U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) for use at each stage of program development.

This report presents findings from a research project that examines how adult education providers in three cities designed and implemented career pathways programming for adults who are immigrants or have barriers to employment and education.

This podcast explores digital equity and why it is considered by many to be the civil right for our time.

This open-access version of the Northstar Digital Literacy Project assessments can be used for assessing digital literacy skills to inform instruction.

Although developed for immigrant populations living in New York City, We Speak NYC videos can be adapted to serve all ELLs, as they help English language learners improve their language skills, learn about their rights, and access city services.

This study circle is a professional learning activity for adult ESL teachers who are interested in integrating effective pronunciation instruction into their regular teaching practice.

This publication outlines the components, structure, and process involved with creating an adult citizenship education curriculum.

A video series featuring teachers leading adult ESL classes through common classroom activities.

This report is geared toward leaders in education, industry, workforce development, and human services interested empowering working age adults to build sustainable 21st century careers through strengthened personal success skills. From interviews with experts and a review of research literature, the report provides resources and recommendations to advance practice, research, and policy.

This guide provides content and progress standards for the Pre-Interview, Interview and Test, and Post-Interview phases of the naturalization process.

This companion learning resource, Integrating Digital Literacy into English Language Instruction, provides numerous examples of instructional models, strategies, tools, and tasks for integrating digital literacy into English language acquisition instruction.

This guide helps administrators and teachers in identifying instructional domains and establishing a system of professional development for adult citizenship educators.

Your Money, Your Goals is a set of financial empowerment materials to help people meet their financial goals by increasing their knowledge, skills, and resources.