Adult Education & Literacy Resource Collection
Explore a collection of 838 high-quality multimedia instructional resources, informed by research, for use by adult educators. These resources have been reviewed by subject matter experts and recommended and approved by the U.S. Department of Education, Office of Career, Technical, and Adult Education (OCTAE), Division of Adult Education and Literacy. Search the collection by category, keyword, date and more.
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Right on the Money: Financial Know-How for Financial Freedom
2011
This guide for college students includes multiple activities appropriate for the adult education population, including activities on the dangers of payday loans and rent-to-own stores, goal-setting, budgeting, and financial aid information.
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Commercial Drivers License: Intermediate ESL
2010
This resource supports the teaching of specific education and training content that can be implemented by classroom instructors in the context of a particular career cluster.
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Medical Office: Intermediate ESL
2010
This resource supports the teaching of specific education and training content that can be implemented by classroom instructors in the context of a particular career cluster.
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Expecting the Best
2009
This resource is a wellness curriculum for English as a Second Language (ESL) students.
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FDIC Money Smart-A Financial Education Program
2009
The FDIC (Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation) has developed Money Smart to help adults outside the financial mainstream enhance their money skills and create positive banking relationships.
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Integrating Career Awareness into the ABE & ESOL Classroom
2009
Integrating Career Awareness into the ABE & ESOL Classroom is a ready-to-use, flexible curriculum that adult educators can use to incorporate career awareness and planning into their instructional and counseling activities.
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Language for Work: CLB and Essential Skills for Trainers
2009
This guidebook was developed to help immigrants meet employment goals in the Canadian workplace by enhancing the understanding of Essential Skills (ES) for facilitators who work with immigrants.
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Staying Healthy: An English Learner’s Guide to Health Care and Healthy Living
2008
The Staying Healthy resource guide is an informational resource for students or patients, but can also be used to address ESOL competencies with the accompanying Teacher’s Guide. The main book includes sections on health care, your doctor, medicines, nutrition, chronic diseases, and general rules of staying healthy. There are also two addendums, which cover coping with stress and womens’ health. Written at the 4th-5th grade reading level, this book has a host of photographs and illustrations to help English learners better grasp the concepts and vocabulary presented in the publication.
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U. S. A. Learns
2008
USA Learns is a free website that teaches English skills to immigrants.
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USA Learns - USA Learns Citizenship Course
2008
The USA Learns Citizenship course helps immigrants prepare for all facets of the naturalization process, including the reading, writing, and civics components of the citizenship test, as well as the N-400 interview.
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Issues in Improving Immigrant Workers' English Language Skills
2003
This article addresses five points that are at issue for English language learners in the workplace (e.g., language and identity, measuring outcomes) and how employers might address them formally (e.g., through targeted ESL classes, educating non-immigrant workers) and informally (e.g., providing opportunities to use English on the job, involving leadership).
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