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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 Supporting adult English language learners' transitions to postsecondary education	Date September 2006	Abstract This brief focuses on adult English language learners transitioning from ESL programs to postsecondary education, discussing...
Title Understanding adult ESL content standards	Date September 2006	Abstract Education standards describe for all stakeholders (program administrators, teachers and other school and district staff, pare...
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 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 Using the ESL program standards to evaluate and improve adult ESL programs	Date May 2005	Abstract "Program quality standards can help program staff and other stakeholders develop, improve, and maintain programs that are con...
Title Using adult ESL content standards	Date March 2007	Abstract This brief begins with historical information about content standards for English language learners who attend English as a s...
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 Teaching pronunciation to adult English language learners	Date July 2009	Abstract This brief provides information about evidence-based strategies for teaching pronunciation to adult English language learners...
Title Promoting success of multilevel ESL classes: what teachers and administrators can do	Date April 2006	Abstract This brief provides background information on multilevel classes and offers suggestions for teachers on instruction in such c...
Title Teaching grammar to adult English language learners: focus on form	Date Apr 2009	Abstract This brief reviews the evolution of grammar instruction for adult English language learners and provides information on evide...
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 Promising practices to promote retention: results of a case study conducted in the San Diego Centers for Education and Technology, SDCCD	Date 2004	Abstract This is a report of a case study of eight adult ESL classes with high retention rates. The consistent themes identified were ...
Title Working with literacy-level adult English language learners	Date 2003	Abstract This Q & A describes literacy-level English language learners and the skills they need to develop. It discusses effective pra...
Title Technology in adult ESOL instruction: best practices from California	Date 2003	Abstract The paper describes instructional strategies used by adult ESL teachers in California that incorporate computer and video tec...
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 Program standards for adult ESL	Date 2002	Abstract This is a selection of journal articles and documents from the ERIC database on the subject of program standards to provide t...
Title Reflective teaching practice in adult ESL settings	Date 2001	Abstract This digest discusses the reflective teaching process and its implications for adult ESL teachers.
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 Using the radio to teach English as a second language	Date 2001	Abstract This document offers a rationale and suggestions for using the AM/FM/shortwave radio as a low-tech way to improve English lan...
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 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 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 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 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 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 Reading and the adult English language learner	Date 1999	Abstract This Digest reviews reading approaches, identifies characteristics of fluent readers, and makes suggestions for developing re...
Title Refugees as English language learners: issues and concerns	Date 1999	Abstract This Digest addresses some of the most commonly asked questions concerning these refugees' ethnic origins and the English lan...
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 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 Using multicultural children's literature in adult ESL classes	Date 1998	Abstract Carefully chosen children's books can offer educational benefits for adult English language learners. This Digest provides b...
Title Project-based learning for adult English language learners	Date 1998	Abstract This digest provides a rationale for using project-based learning with adult English language learners, describes the process...
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 Trends in staff development for adult ESL learners	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 Using software in the adult ESL classroom	Date 1998	Abstract This Q & A is an overview of types of ESL software with guidelines for the appropriate use of software in the adult ESL class...
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 Using volunteers as aides in the Adult ESL classroom	Date 1997	Abstract This Digest focuses on using volunteers as teacher aides in the adult ESL classroom. It explains the rationale for involving...
Title Social identity and the adult ESL classroom	Date 1997	Abstract This Digest explores how theories of social identity and language learning have developed and discuss ways in which teachers ...
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 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 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 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 Reforming mathematics instruction for ESL literacy students	Date 1997	Abstract This digest describes the modifications in the mathematics curricula necessary to meet the needs of English as a second langu...
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 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 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 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 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...
Title Teacher's voice: action research in your classroom	Date 1995	Abstract The article describes some of the types of research that elementary school foreign language teachers can conduct with their s...
Title Teaching low-level adult ESL learners	Date 1995	Abstract The digest provides information on how to identify and assess the instructional needs of adults learning to become literate i...