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Title Adolescent learners in adult ESL classes	Date October, 2005	Abstract This brief explains some of the reasons why adolescents attend adult ESL classes and describes the characteristics of adult l...
Title Adult education for limited English proficient adults	Date 1999	Abstract This fact sheet gives the background, purpose, and services, of the federal program of adult education for limited English pr...
Title Adult English as a second language programs: an overview of policies, participants and practices	Date 1996	Abstract This research report provides an overview of the issues central to federally supported adult ESL programs in the United State...
Title Adult ESL learner assessment: purposes and tools	Date 1995	Abstract The digest looks at learner assessment in adult ESL programs. It describes commercially available tests and alternative asse...
Title Adult ESL literacy programs and practices, a report on a national research study; technical report, executive summary	Date 1992	Abstract This is the executive summary of the technical report of the two year National English Literacy Demonstration Program for Adu...
Title Adult ESL literacy: findings from a national study	Date 1993	Abstract This is a summary of findings of the two year National English Literacy Demonstration Program for Adults of LImited English P...
Title Adult ESL teaching profession	Date 1997	Abstract This Digest examines the emerging profession of teaching ESL to adults who live and work in the United States. It offers sug...
Title Alternative assessment and second language study: what and why?	Date 1994	Abstract This digest looks at alternative assessment, authentic assessment, portfolio assessment, and the implications of their use in...
Title Approaches to teaching literacy to LEP Adults	Date 1989	Abstract Contains twelve references on the subject of approaches to teaching literacy to LEP adults.
Title Best practices in integrating technology into adult ESL instruction: a literature search	Date 2002	Abstract The paper summarizes current and best practice in the integration of technology into English as a second language (ESL) instr...
Title Brain research: implications for second language learning	Date 2000	Abstract This digest discusses research on brain development and its implications for adult ESL teachers. References are included.
Title Bridges to academic writing	Date [1990?]	Abstract The curriculum addresses the need of adult LEP students who have completed the upper levels of a survival ESL program and who...
Title Children's literature for adult ESL literacy	Date 1992	Abstract The digest describes the successful uses of children's literature with adult ESL programs, including the new use in family li...
Title Collaboration in adult ESL and family literacy education	Date 1994	Abstract The digest discusses learning disabilities and adult ESL learners and addresses assessment, instructional methods and teacher...
Title Content-based language instruction	Date 1990	Abstract Eight annotated references on the subject of content-based language instruction.
Title Creating a professional workforce in adult ESL literacy	Date 1994	Abstract This digest explores the issue of professionalism in adult ESL literacy. It describes the current conditions of the ESL work...
Title Critical literacy for adult English language learners	Date 1999	Abstract The digest examines what critical literacy means and why it is important to include in instruction for adult learning English...
Title Cross-cultural issues in adult ESL literacy classrooms	Date 1993	Abstract This digest identifies some of the cultural factors that can influence learner and teacher behavior during classroom ESL lite...
Title Current concepts and terms in adult ESL	Date 1998	Abstract The article presents a selection of terms and concepts in the field of teaching adult English as a second language (ESL). In...
Title Current terms in adult ESL literacy	Date 1993	Abstract This digest defines the following concepts and discusses their application to adult learning in ESL literacy program: whole ...
Title Dialogue journals: interactive writing to develop language and literacy	Date 1993	Abstract A dialog journal is a written conversation in which a student and teacher communicate regularly. This digest explores the be...
Title English language learning; diverse federal and state efforts to support adult English language learning could benefit from more coordination	Date July 2009	Abstract This report details a GAO examination of the federal support for adult English language programs. GAO analyzed Census and enr...
Title English literacy and language minorities in the United States	Date 2001	Abstract This report looks at adult residents of the U.S. who spoke another language as children. It explores the fluency and literac...
Title ESL instruction for learning disabled adults	Date 1994	Abstract The digest discusses learning disabilities and adult ESL learners and addresses assessment, instructional methods and teacher...
Title ESL instruction in adult education: findings from a national evaluation	Date 1995	Abstract This Digest summarizes findings of the National Evaluation of Adult Education Programs (NEAEP) that are pertinent to English ...
Title ESL open entry management tips	Date 1994	Abstract This compilation of tips from ESL teachers and instructional assistants should be very useful to those embarking on an open e...
Title ESOL best practices: exemplary programs that provide English to speakers of other languages	Date September 19, 2006	Abstract This report is a compilation of ESL and EL Civics 'best practices' from programs across the United States, collected by NCSDA...
Title Grammar and its teaching: challenging the myths	Date 1997	Abstract This digest challenges ten myths about grammar which lead communicative and proficiency-based teaching approaches to unduly l...
Title Growing old in America: learning English literacy in the later years	Date 1993	Abstract This digest argues that it is both feasible and appropriate to provide language and literacy instruction for older immigrants...
Title Guidelines for ELT programs	Date 1988	Abstract The handbook summarizes the experience of leaders in language teaching in the United States. Included are needs assessment, ...
Title How should adult ESL reading instruction differ from ABE reading instruction?	Date 2005	Abstract This brief examines the usefulness of suggestions for teaching reading to adult English speakers in relationship to English l...
Title Improving adult English language learners' speaking skills	Date 1999	Abstract This digest describes what speaking involves and what good speakers do in the process of expressing themselves. It also prese...
Title Improving adult ESL learners' pronunciation skills	Date 1998	Abstract This Digest reviews the current status of pronunciation instruction in adult ESL classes. It provides an overview of the fac...
Title Improving adult ESL learners' speaking skills	Date 1999	Abstract This Digest describes what speaking involves and what good speakers do in the process of expressing themselves. It also pres...
Title Improving ESL learners' writing skills	Date 1997	Abstract This Digest suggests general approaches to writing and specific activities that can make writing easier and more enjoyable fo...
Title Innovative programs and promising practices in adult ESL literacy	Date 1993	Abstract The digest describes some of the promising practices in the ESL literacy field that were observed at the sites visited by res...
Title Instructional impact on adults enrolled in English as a second language classes with respect to employment, excerpts	Date 1989	Abstract Excerpts from an unpublished doctoral dissertation which studied the instructional impact on adults enrolled in English as a ...
Title Integrating reading and writing into adult ESL instruction	Date 1993	Abstract The digest describes some of the major reading and writing practices currently in use in adult ESL programs.
Title Language and literacy education for Southeast Asian refugees	Date 1993	Abstract This digest describes some of the efforts to meet the language and literacy education needs of Southeast Asian refugees in th...
Title Less teaching and more learning	Date 1999	Abstract Teacher of adult English as a second language describes how a change in techniques from traditional grammar-based curriculum ...
Title Linguistic diversity in the United States: English Plus and official English	Date 1993	Abstract The digest sketches the history in the United States of allowing its citizens linguistic and cultural freedom versus the recu...
Title Listening to students' voices: educational materials written by and for LEP adult literacy learners	Date 1989	Abstract Across the United States, literacy and general education programs for adults learning English are discovering the power of le...
Title Look at program components and innovative practices in adult ESL literacy	Date 1990	Abstract The paper describes characteristics of ESL literacy programs, summarizes research into program strengths and innovative pract...
Title Managing programs for adults learning English	Date September 2009	Abstract This brief is written for program administrators to provide information and strategies that will promote their success with m...
Title More than just the Internet: technology for language teaching	Date 1997	Abstract This digest describes non-Internet technology tools which remain very useful aids for the language student and teacher. Incl...
Title Multiple intelligences: theory and practice in adult ESL	Date 1999	Abstract This digest outlines the basic tenets of the theory of multiple intelligences (MI) and describes how it has been applied in t...
Title Myths about language diversity and literacy in the United States	Date 1997	Abstract This Digest examines four myths which surround discussions of language diversity and literacy in the United States. Referenc...
Title Needs assessment for adult ESL learners	Date 1997	Abstract This Digest focuses on ways to determine what adult ESL learners want or believe they need to learn. Many of the activities ...
Title Numeracy in the Adult ESL Classroom	Date 1996	Abstract The digest examines numeracy for adults learning English as a second language (ESL) as well as for those who teach them. It ...
Title Outreach and retention in adult ESL literacy programs	Date 1995	Abstract This Digest discusses outreach methods; it examines learners' reasons for enrolling in ESL classes and for leaving the classe...