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Attendance formDownload an attendance form in Microsoft Word. You can email it to us or drop it off at your branch library. First Level Learners The August, 2001 issue of Focus on the Basics, a publication of the National Center for the Study of Adult Literacy and Learning. VideosTraining by Design - Basic literacy Speech Sounds/Language Experience Training by Design - ESL Integrated Teaching Techniques Teaching Adults: A Literacy Resource Book More than 60 specific activies for basic literacy students and tutors. Teaching Adults: An ESL Resource Book More than 60 specific activities for ESL students and tutors. The Oxford Picture Dictionary A good book to use to find photos to describe vocabulary words for ESL students. Overcoming Dyslexia: A New and Complete Science-Based Program for Reading Problems at Any Level Books for Adult New Readers @ Your Library
Phonetics: the Sounds of Spoken Language At this website, you can hear English sounds pronounced and see a diagram or video of how the mouth makes these sounds. It uses linguistic terms to describe them, but you can also see and hear sample words to determine the letters that usually represent the sounds. From the homepage, choose a language (English) and then select a category of sound. It may require you to download a Flash animation plug in. Discovering Words: the Stories Behind English This book describes the origins of English, how the language changes, and why we have some of the spelling patterns we do. It was written for adult literacy students reading at level 3. Talk About English: How Words Travel and Change This book is in our juvenile section but also is appropriate for adults. It describes periods in the development of English, the roots of particular words, and how words change. English spelling This entry in the online encyclopedia Wikipedia explains the history of the English spelling system and has a list of common consonant and vowel spelling patterns, as well as links to other helpful websites. For the writing portion of the redesigned naturalization test, applicants will have up to three chances to correctly write a dicated sentence using some of these words. Similarly, the reading portion of the test uses these words. Curricula Available for Download Practitioner Toolkit: Working With Adult English Language Learners Created by the National Center for Family Literacy, the toolkit contains a variety of lesson plans and activities for adults learning English. It is especially helpful for those who have children. Try "Activities to Promote Interactin and Communication," "Activities to Promote Reading Development," or any of the sections on "Parental Education in Family Literacy Programs." The citizenship section also may be helpful. Making it Real: Teaching Pre-Literate Adult Refugee Students A 116-page book developed by the Tacoma Community House Training Project in Washington State, including a series of techniques for teaching both beginning literacy and speaking skills and activities for helping adults apply these skills to their lives. Adobe Acrobat Reader is required. The Process of English and Civics Education (Peace) A set of 14 units developed by California Literacy on topics such as health, parenting and money management with activities in each to help students with pronunciation, grammar, vocabulary and reading. A teacher's guide is available under "start here." Adobe Acrobat Reader is Required. National Center for the Study of Adult Literacy and Learning A federally-funded research center dedicated to improving practice in adult literacy and ESL programs. National Institute for Literacy
Discussion questions, activities, lessons for various circumstances, techniques, games, jokes and more! This a link to a page with topics and questions for conversation sessions over the course of a semester.
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