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Title Whole language use in the English as a second language classroom, instruction guide	Date [1989]	Abstract The project, conducted by Des Moines Area Community college, Ankenny, Iowa, is directed toward the English language and cultu...
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 TELL: techniques for effective language learning in English as a second language	Date 1981	Abstract A selective collection of 202 exemplary teaching techniques for instructors of adults in English as a Second Lanaguage. The ...
Title Teaching strategies for developing literacy skills in non-native speakers of English	Date 1984	Abstract This paper was delivered at the National Conference on Adult Literacy in Washington, D.C., January 19-20, 1984. It focuses o...
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 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 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in English as a second language classes with respect to employment, excerpts	Date 1989	Abstract Excerpts from an unpublished doctoral dissertation which studied the instructional impact on adults enrolled in English as a ...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 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 Teaching and testing listening comprehension in ESL	Date 1990	Abstract Thirteen references on the subject of teaching and testing listening comprehension in ESL.
Title Content-based language instruction	Date 1990	Abstract Eight annotated references on the subject of content-based language instruction.
Title Talking adult ESL students into writing; building on oral fluency to promote literacy	Date 1990	Abstract The digest addresses the need to reorient the college-level ESL curriculum to serve students with a high degree of oral fluen...
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 Using computers with adult ESL literacy learners	Date 1990	Abstract The digest provides an overview of the ways in which various types of computer software and instructional strategies can be u...
Title Role of libraries in providing services to adults learning English	Date 1990	Abstract The digest discusses some of the challenges facing libraries in the area of service to adults learning English as a second la...
Title Whole language in adult ESL programs	Date 1990	Abstract The article defines the popular whole language approach, relates it to teaching English as a second language, and describes s...
Title Resource guide: dialogue journal bibliography	Date 1991	Abstract A dialog journal is a written conversation in which a student and teacher communicate regularly. This is a bibliography of p...
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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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...
Title Teaching multilevel adult ESL classes	Date 1995	Abstract The digest provides recommends ways to choose and organize content for multilevel classes; it explains grouping strategies; i...
Title Transitioning adult ESL learners to academic programs	Date 1995	Abstract The digest examines the differences between academic and adult ESL programs, and it suggests curricular and programmatic stra...
Title Philosophies and approaches in adult ESL literacy instruction	Date 1995	Abstract The digest gives an overview of five approaches currently used in adult English as a second language (ESL) literacy instructi...
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 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 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 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...