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Author
Publisher
U.S. Dept. of Education, Office of Educational Research and Improvement, Educational Resources Information Center
Pub. Date
[1991]
Language
English
Description
This document contains both a final report and a curriculum guide for the Homestudy Option, a program geared to the 1988 General Educational Development (ged) test. The final report describes two program objectives: (1) providing an adult basic education home study curriculum to rural adults to take the first steps toward educational independence; and (2) reaching many rural students who find educational programs inaccessible. The following project...
Publisher
U.S. Dept. of Education, Office of Educational Research and Improvement, Educational Resources Information Center
Pub. Date
[1999]
Language
English
Description
A special demonstration project was undertaken to provide technical support to a Pennsylvania program that identifies and honors outstanding adult basic education and literacy (ABLE) students throughout the state. Included among the project's outcomes were the following: (1) publication of a Success Stories booklet titled "Spreading the Word" that features the success stories of 10 ABLE students who were recognized as outstanding adult learners at...
Author
Publisher
U.S. Dept. of Education, Office of Educational Research and Improvement, Educational Resources Information Center
Pub. Date
[1999]
Language
English
Description
A staff development program was conducted to provide adult educators in Pennsylvania with information about adults with learning differences and information about using alternative instructional tools and techniques to instruct such adults. The following four training sessions were developed: (1) Teaching ged (General Educational Development) Math and Science to Adults with Learning Differences; (2) Teaching ged English and Social Studies to Adults...
Publisher
Lancaster-Lebanon Intermediate Unit 13
Pub. Date
[2000]
Language
English
Description
The project AXIS: Adult education eXpress Intercommunication Support was designed to provide systematic communication and coordination between Pennsylvania's Bureau of Adult Basic and Literacy Education and professional service providers and adult basic and literacy education (ABLE) providers, including support for online and World Wide Web communications. The following were among the main project outcomes: (1) the bureau's Web site was redesigned,...
Author
Publisher
U.S. Dept. of Education, Office of Educational Research and Improvement, Educational Resources Information Center
Pub. Date
[1993]
Language
English
Description
This final performance report for The Free Library of Philadelphia's rdp (Reader Development Program) Tutor Orientation Project begins with a section that provides quantitative data. Actual accomplishments are then compared to the following project objectives for 1992-93: (1) provide information about RDP's advisory service to tutors and tutor trainers; (2) familiarize tutors with RDP's collection; (3) offer adult educators a variety of instructional...
Author
Publisher
U.S. Dept. of Education, Office of Educational Research and Improvement, Educational Resources Information Center
Pub. Date
[1989?]
Language
English
Description
The Indiana Free Library Literacy Program had two major goals during Fiscal Year 1989: to maintain and expand the present services and to extend the existing literacy program. Tutors were recruited through public service announcements and extensive free coverage in the Indiana Gazette. Four tutor training workshops were held to train 40 new tutors. Tutor inservice programs addressed the following topics: using computers with literacy students, English...