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The Adult Numeracy Network - Teaching Resources

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The Adult Numeracy Network - Teaching Resources

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THE place to go for Adult Ed math teachers. This page has non-routine math problems, lesson plans, math activities, and more!

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This page has non-routine math problems, lesson plans, math activities, and more!

ANN TEACHING AND LEARNING PRINCIPLES

LOOKING FOR LESSON PLANS & ACTIVITIES?

CollectEdNY : Find free, quality teaching resources vetted and reviewed by adult education instructors, for adult education instructors. Post comments, share experiences and ask questions and engage with adult educators across the state and country.

CUNY Teaching Materials: Collection of HSE and ABE lessons, problems, activities, & readings organized by math subjects, and content areas

NYSED/CUNY Fast Track GRASP Math Packets :

CUNY HSE Math Framework: The CUNY HSE Math Curriculum Framework focuses on Problem-Solving in Functions & Algebra. It integrates problem-solving strategies, productive struggle, perseverance and mathematical discussion into content learning. It has model lessons, rich engaging math problems, samples of student work, and more.

Curriculum from SABES Mathematics and Adult Numeracy Curriculum & Instruction PD Center : "I recommend these materials because my students have learned more deeply from these than from traditional workbooks. They are created for adult students by adult ed teachers." - Connie Rivera, CT

Adult Numeracy Network Desmos Activities : A growing collection of Desmos activities created by members of the Adult Numeracy Network

Open Up Resources: comprehensive 6-8 and HS math curricula, organized into helpful units with lots of rich problems. Available in both English and Spanish.

OER Commons: OER stands for Open Educational Resources and refers to resources developed by teachers and shared freely. This website is a place for teachers to find (and share!) teaching materials. This link will bring you to the search engine set for "Math" and "Adult Education" materials.

Benchmark Fractions: This interactive and online sequence of activities comes from Connie Rivera's website and allows students to develop a conceptual understanding of benchmark fractions (25%, 75%, 10%, and more) through a series of interactive activities and visuals.

MULTIPLICATION RESOURCES

The Multiplication Course by Steve Wyborney i s a highly interactive multiplication course - free on YouTube - created by the teacher behind SPLAT! The videos are completely ready for all students, all teachers, all parents, everyone! The course teaches students deep, rich, and important multiplication concepts while they are also learning multiplication facts. It also puts students in control of their learning, allowing them to pause the think deeply, allowing them time to write, allowing them to discover important math ideas.

The Product Game turns students' practice with factors and multiples into a fun two-player game.

Partial Product Finder - The Partial Product Finder allows multiplication combinations (up to 50 x 50) to be represented as a rectangle, or array. This helps students develop the flexibility and conceptual understanding required to build fluency with basic facts and strategies for multiplication of larger numbers.

How Close to 100? - Using 2 dice and arrays students compete to cover as much of a blank 100 grid as they can.

Interactive Multiplication Chart - simple online interactive tool that gives you a filled in multiplication table and the ability to color it in any way you want.

Multiplication Representation Cards - Use these cards to get students into groups by matching cards with different representations of multiplication (area models, word problems, partial products, and distributive property).

Bunny Times - a game that uses arrays to help students practice using area models to multiply numbers.

Fizz Buzz Hoot - This game is guaranteed to crack up your class as they have to keep track of the multiples of 3, 4, and 5 as they count in a circle.

Round One: Students count off around the circle, but instead of saying the name of any multiples of 3, they say "Fizz". So it will go something like, "1, 2, Fizz, 4, 5, Fizz, 7, 8, Fizz,..." Once students get the hang of that, you can start Round Two.

In round two, students replace the multiples of 4 with the word, "Buzz" - so "1, 2, 3, Buzz, 5, 6, 7, Buzz...".

Round three is similar, except students are replacing the word, "Hoot" for any multiples of 5 - so "1, 2, 3, 4, Hoot, 6, 7, 8, 9, Hoot,...".

Give your students some time to play each round focused on an individual set of multiples. If and when they are ready, have them try a combination round, where they have to use two of the words (Fizz/Buzz focuses on multiples of 3 and 4, Buzz/Hoot focuses on multiples of 4 and 5, Fizz/Hoot focuses on multiples of 3 and 5.

The biggest challenge is to play "Fizz, Buzz, Hoot," where students have to replace any multiples of 3, 4, and 5 with their corresponding word. It will sound something like this "I, 2, Fizz, Buzz, Hoot, Fizz, 7, Buzz, Fizz, Hoot, 11, Fizz/Buzz (because 12 is a Fizz and a Buzz), 13, 14, Fizz/Hoot,..."

ADDITIONAL RESOURCES

Nix the Tricks : This free online book is filled with alternatives to the shortcuts so prevalent in mathematics education and explains why tricks so often become obstacles to understanding math and often contribute to our students believing they are incapable of sense-making.

Do you have any resources for rich problems and/or lessons plans you think should be included on this page? Click HERE to let us know!

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Adult Numeracy Network - Teaching Resources

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This page has non-routine math problems, lesson plans, math activities, and more! ANN TEACHING AND LEARNING PRINCIPLES LOOKING FOR LESSON PLANS & ACTIVITIES? CollectEdNY : Find free, quality teaching resources vetted and reviewed by adult education instructors, for adult education instructors. Post comments, share experiences and ask questions and engage with adult educators across the state and country.

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Culturally Responsive Teaching: A Reflection Guide

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Culturally Responsive Teaching: A Reflection Guide

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This is an unprecedented time for U.S. schools: a pandemic has upended education for millions of students and families in the midst of nationwide protests for Black lives. These crises have put a spotlight on disparities that have long plagued the education system. These enormous challenges cannot be addressed without culturally responsive teachers. There are many frameworks and ways to think about culturally responsive teaching. Building on this scholarship, New America developed a set of eight core competencies that describe what culturally responsive teachers know and do.

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This is an unprecedented time for U.S. schools: a pandemic has upended education for millions of students and families in the midst of nationwide protests for Black lives. These crises have put a spotlight on disparities that have long plagued the education system. These enormous challenges cannot be addressed without culturally responsive teachers. There are many frameworks and ways to think about culturally responsive teaching. Building on this scholarship, New America developed a set of eight core competencies that describe what culturally responsive teachers know and do. This resource offers a set of reflection questions that make self-appraisal, goal setting, and critical conversations across the eight culturally responsive teaching competencies more concrete. This resource also shares research evidence that describes the benefits of culturally responsive teaching. This resource is intended to enable teachers and those who support them to promote rigorous and relevant learning that leads to the engagement, achievement, and empowerment of all learners.

Descriptors: Culturally Relevant Education, Cultural Awareness, Teacher Expectations of Students, Student Diversity, Family School Relationship, Social Bias, Teacher Attitudes, Social Justice, Curriculum Development, Educational Resources, Language Usage

New America. 740 15th Street NW Suite 900, Washington, DC 20005. Tel: 202-986-2700; Fax: 202-986-3696; Web site: https://www.newamerica.org

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ERIC - ED609136 - Culturally Responsive Teaching: A Reflection Guide, New America, 2020-Sep

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This is an unprecedented time for U.S. schools: a pandemic has upended education for millions of students and families in the midst of nationwide protests for Black lives. These crises have put a spotlight on disparities that have long plagued the education system. These enormous challenges cannot be addressed without culturally responsive teachers.

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Adult Numeracy Network - Instructional Routines

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Adult Numeracy Network - Instructional Routines

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From the Adult Numeracy Network webpage: "The Instructional Routines on this page are accessible and challenging to all students, can be approached in multiple ways using different types of sense-making strategies, promote understanding through discussion, make student thinking visible, make math visual and encourage practice of mental math."

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"Instructional routines are specific and repeatable designs for learning that support both the teacher and students in the classroom... enabling all students to engage more fully in learning opportunities while building crucial mathematical thinking habits." Kelemanik, Lucenta, & Creighton (2016)

The Instructional Routines on this page are accessible and challenging to all students, can be approached in multiple ways using different types of sense-making strategies, promote understanding through discussion, make student thinking visible, make math visual and encourage practice of mental math

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"Instructional routines are specific and repeatable designs for learning that support both the teacher and students in the classroom... enabling all students to engage more fully in learning opportunities while building crucial mathematical thinking habits."

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Literacy Minnesota Series on Culturally Responsive Teaching

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Literacy Minnesota Series on Culturally Responsive Teaching

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This is the first article in the 5-part series. The other articles are:

https://www.literacymn.org/reflecting-on-one%E2%80%99s-cultural-lens

https://www.literacymn.org/recognize-redress-bias-in-system

https://www.literacymn.org/draw-on-students-culture-to-shape-curriculum-instruction

https://www.literacymn.org/bring-real-world-issues-into-classroom

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Culturally Responsive Teaching-You're Already On Your Way!

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"In a nutshell, culturally responsive teaching is about helping culturally and linguistically diverse students who have been marginalized in schools build their skill and capacity to do rigorous work."

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Paul Jurmo -  “A Different Way: Reorienting Adult Education toward Democracy and Social Justice”

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Paul Jurmo -  “A Different Way: Reorienting Adult Education toward Democracy and Social Justice”

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Scroll down to find a downloadable PDF of this article. "“A Different Way: Reorienting Adult Education toward Democracy and Social Justice” is a 23-page article that opens with arguments from a range of stakeholders for using adult education as a means of supporting democracy and social justice in the U.S.  It then describes four strategies that adult educators might use to help learners deal with social justice challenges."

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These documents from 2019 to 2023 focus on adult basic education customized for various purposes (e.g., democracy and social justice, work, public health, criminal justice reform, environmental sustainability, economic security) and diverse populations in the United States.

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These documents from 2019 to 2023 focus on adult basic education customized for various purposes (e.g., democracy and social justice, work, public health, criminal justice reform, environmental sustainability, economic security) and diverse populations in the United States.

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Andrea Echelberger Video from the 2023 Literacy Coalition of Colorado Tutor Training - Let’s Start at the Very Beginning: Instruction for Literacy Level Adult Learners

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Andrea Echelberger Video from the 2023 Literacy Coalition of Colorado Tutor Training - Let’s Start at the Very Beginning: Instruction for Literacy Level Adult Learners

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The PDF of Andrea's presentation is available here.

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Literacy Education and Second Language Learning for Adults

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Literacy Education and Second Language Learning for Adults

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LESLLA promotes high-quality, inclusive opportunities for Literacy Education and Second Language Learning for Adults (LESLLA) learners worldwide through a community of practice focused on research-based teaching, professional development, advocacy, and policy.

Their website has research findings, a database, teacher resources, journal articles, papers, books, a blog, assessments, and heritage language resources. It's rich with information for literacy level adult English language learners.

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Literacy Education and Second Language Learning for Adults

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About Our Vision Annual Meetings LESLLA Annual Meetings Host a Meeting Executive Committee Constitution & By-laws Leadership Team Our Story Heritage Language Survey Policies Latest News

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abc English is a collection of resources to teach foundational literacy skills as well as English language skills. The resources are designed to be clear, engaging, and relevant for adult and adolescent English learners from refugee and immigrant backgrounds, especially for students who have had few or no prior experiences with formal education.

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Resources for teaching adult and adolescent English learners who have emerging literacy skills.

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Curriculum - Adult ELL Pathway to Literacy

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Curriculum - Adult ELL Pathway to Literacy

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The Pathway to Literacy initiative grew out of an apparent gap in resources and services for adult English AND literacy learners. With the vision and leadership of Ginger Kosobucki (Immigrant Welcome Center) and Kari Moore (Exodus Refugee Immigration), deep collaboration among Indianapolis-area adult education providers and individual teachers began. The team has been working together to research, design, develop, and pilot a tiered language and literacy program for beginning adult English Learners.

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We are grateful to the Pathway to Literacy program, under the direction of the Immigrant Welcome Center, in Indianapolis, IN, USA for the use of these materials. https://www.pathwaytoliteracy.org/

The curricular materials available on the Pathway to Literacy website are Open Educational Resources (licensed under Creative Commons) and can be used and adapted for educational (not commercial) purposes only. Attribution to the Pathway to Literacy program is required.

All images on this site, unless otherwise attributed, are from Public Domain or free stock photo images sources, such as Unsplash, Pikist, Pixaby, Pexels, Pics4Learning.

Some of the curricular materials include links to external organizations. Attribution must be provided to those organizations for those materials that are theirs.

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Pathway to Literacy - Theme-Based Stories with Demonstration Video

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Pathway to Literacy - Theme-Based Stories with Demonstration Video

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The resources on this page are free hi-lo readers organized to parallel the theme-based vocabulary units. Typically, instructors/tutors should lay vocabulary groundwork before introducing learners to these stories. The stories are a continuation of vocabulary acquisition plus a bridge toward meaning-making with text. The stories are a compilation of readers created by the Pathway to Literacy team or adapted from stories produced by Literacy Minnesota, Bow Valley School of Global Access, We Speak NYC, and CIWA.

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The resources on this page are free hi-lo readers organized to parallel the theme-based vocabulary units . Typically , instructors/tutors should lay vocabulary groundwork before introducing learners to these stories. The stories are a continuation of vocabulary acquisition plus a bridge toward meaning-making with text. The stories are a compilation of readers created by the Pathway to Literacy team or adapted from stories produced by Literacy Minnesota, Bow Valley School of Global Access, We Speak NYC, and CIWA.

Overview of Approach

The scaffolded reading approach, which is outlined below, is used with learners in the classroom.

Introduce the story with pictures/background

Read the story aloud to the learners (don't show the words)

Ask Yes/No comprehension questions

Read the story aloud to the learners (show the words)

Read the story again, with students repeating (echo reading)

Read numbered sentence(s) from the story - students identify which # sentence you're reading

Ask wh- comprehension questions

Read the story all together (choral reading)

Have students read a word or sentence, depending on their level

Ask personalized questions for learners based on the story

To this approach demonstrated, watch the Recording Classroom Assistant Training (1.5-hour video).

For instructions o n how to print the Printable Versions: Instructions for Printing Booklets

Printable formats will be added as they become available!

In the interim, regular story slides can be modified and printed for in person classes.

CLOTHING / SHOPPING Stories

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Adult ELL Pathway To Literacy - Theme-Based Stories

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Theme-Based Stories The resources on this page are free hi-lo readers organized to parallel the theme-based vocabulary units. Typically, instructors/tutors should lay vocabulary groundwork before introducing learners to these stories. The stories are a continuation of vocabulary acquisition plus a

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ProLiteracy - Tutor Training for Basic Literacy (English as a home language)

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ProLiteracy - Tutor Training for Basic Literacy (English as a home language)

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This is ProLiteracy's Basic Literacy Tutor Training Online Workshop. There are twelve modules:

1. Introduction to Literacy

2. Working with Adult Literacy Learners

3. Introduction to Literacy Instruction

4. The Lesson Plan

5. Assessment, Goals Setting, & Evaluation

6. Alphabetics and Word Study

7. Fluency

8. Vocabulary

9. Reading Comprehension Skills and Strategies

10. Writing Composition and Mechanics

11. The Language Experience Approach

12. Getting Started

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Tutor Training for Basic Literacy - ProLiteracy

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This is ProLiteracy’s Basic Literacy Tutor Training Online Workshop, which includes 12 modules to get you started.

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New Readers Press is the publishing division of ProLiteracy, the world's largest member organization of adult literacy programs. For over 50 years, we have been providing educators with instructional tools to help adult learners build the skills needed to succeed in the world today. Proceeds from our product sales support the mission of ProLiteracy, to change lives and communities through the power of adult literacy.

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New Readers Press improves adult learners’ literacy and life skills with ESL, ABE, and HSE learning materials for reading, writing, math, science, and more.

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The video showcases the Leamos course designed for Spanish literacy instruction. Presenters introduced the program and its history, highlighting its value for adults with little formal education. The web-based course uses a tutor to guide learners through exercises and reinforce lessons.

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The video showcases the Leamos course designed for Spanish literacy instruction. Presenters introduced the program and its history, highlighting its value for adults with little formal education. The web-based course uses a tutor to guide learners through exercises and reinforce lessons.

Reports and support are available, making it accessible for various programs and budgets. The course aims to provide a foundation for learners to succeed in ESL or other literacy goals, emphasizing the importance of having a tutor or support in the home.

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This webinar will give you a live demonstration of how Leamos works. Leamos (Let's Read) is a simple and easy-to-use pre-ESL online literacy course that...

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Webinar Video - Back to Basics: Using Phonics to Improve Reading and Engagement Regardless of Student Reading Level

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Webinar Video - Back to Basics: Using Phonics to Improve Reading and Engagement Regardless of Student Reading Level

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Back to Basics: Using Phonics to Improve Reading and Engagement Regardless of Student Reading Level

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Webinar Video - Starting from Scratch: Working with Low-level ELL Students with Little-to-no First Language Literacy

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Webinar Video - Starting from Scratch: Working with Low-level ELL Students with Little-to-no First Language Literacy

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The materials accompanying this webinar can be accessed here. There is a particularly helpful checklist/overview here.

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Starting from Scratch: Working with Low-level ELL Students with Little-to-no First Language Literacy

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Webinar Video - Why Phonological Awareness?

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Webinar Video - Why Phonological Awareness?

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Explicit instruction in phonological awareness is critical for adult literacy learners developing their reading skills, whether they are English language learners or native English speakers. In this webinar, Dianne Nichols, from the University of Delaware, will identify some specific sounds that often trip up adult learners, and then demonstrate a variety of multi-sensory teaching techniques tutors and teachers can use to develop these critical skills. Attendees had opportunities to ask questions. Here is a link to the resources from the webinar: Resources

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Further Training - Teaching Adults: A Literacy Resource Book

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Further Training - Teaching Adults: A Literacy Resource Book

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From New Readers Press: One of five books in the Teaching Adults series, this go-to guide includes step-by-step instructions for teaching adult literacy learners.

Adult literacy tutors will learn essential background on characteristics of adult learners, along with techniques for teaching one-to-one or in group settings.

80+ ready-to-use activities

List of 300+ most frequently used words

Lesson planning and evaluation

Initial and ongoing assessment

This guide covers topics including reading fluency, reading comprehension, word recognition, grammar, and writing techniques, while offering reproducible activities and ideas for expanding or adapting to higher or lower levels.

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DetailsOne of five books in the Teaching Adults series, this go-to guide includes step-by-step instructions for teaching adult literacy learners.Adult literacy tutors will learn essential background on characteristics of adult learners, along with techniques for teaching one-to-one or in group settings. 80+ ready-to-use activities List of 300+ most frequently used words Lesson planning and evaluation Initial and ongoing assessment This guide covers topics including reading fluency, reading comprehension, word recognition, grammar, and writing techniques, while offering reproducible activities and ideas for expanding or adapting to higher or lower levels. © 2012

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Long Vowel Stories from The Literacy Centre of Expertise (Canada)

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Long Vowel Stories from The Literacy Centre of Expertise (Canada)

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Here are materials from the website of The Literacy Centre of Expertise. Their mission is to be a collaborative hub and information centre supporting ESL literacy service providers in Calgary, Alberta and beyond. Through collaboration, we serve students and teachers by sharing research-based best practices, resulting in a consistent and client-centred approach to literacy.

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Long Vowels – Literacy Centre of Expertise

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Bow Valley College (Canada) ESL Literacy Readers 

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Bow Valley College (Canada) ESL Literacy Readers 

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An update! (2025) The Bow Valley Readers have been relocated. See the link to find where many of them are now.

Bow Valley College, The School of Global Access is a leader in the development of learning resources, curricula and methodology in English language learning, workplace training and intercultural competence. They offer a wide range of resources focused on language and workforce development.

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Katrina Benson, Director of Adult Education Programs

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Many Beginning English educators are asking, “Where have the Bow Valley Readers gone?” They’ve been sunsetted, but keep reading to gain access to some of the originals and another collection of helpful literacy readers.

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Bow Valley College - A Practical Guide to Teaching ESL Literacy

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Bow Valley College - A Practical Guide to Teaching ESL Literacy

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Update 2025: The Bow Valley Website is no longer available. A board member of LCC had a PDF copy and it's now on the LCC Google Drive. || A Practical Guide to Teaching ESL Literacy is a useful and in-depth resource for ESL literacy practitioners. The resource can support both instructors with dedicated classes of ESL literacy learners and instructors who have ESL literacy learners mixed with non-literacy learners.

This resource introduces a Framework of Literacy Skills for Adult ESL Literacy Learners, which outlines the skills for the development of literacy. The resource also explores effective approaches to teaching adult ESL literacy learners.

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The story bank is a collection of 22 short stories written specifically for adult ESL learners. Each story has a phonics focus with flashcards and worksheets that can be printed for free.

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Eye on Literacy's purpose is to provide quality visuals as instructional resources that capitalize on oral language skills of adult second language literacy learners with limited schooling. They believe second language classes benefit by having access to resources that help create learner-generated texts. Moving the learner from oral language to print through visuals creates an environment where, together, the teacher and learner can build meaningful contexts and decoding skills. The emphasis is on oral language which becomes the stepping stone to the reading and writing process.

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Our purpose is to provide quality visuals as instructional resources that capitalize on oral language skills of adult second language literacy learners with limited schooling. We believe second language classes benefit by having access to resources that help create learner-generated texts. Moving the learner from oral language to print through visuals creates an environment where, together, the teacher and learner can build meaningful contexts and decoding skills. The emphasis is on oral language which becomes the stepping stone to the reading and writing process.

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picture books for learning english / for literacy learners

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teaching prepositions /  in the kitchen?

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Wordless Picture Books for Adult Second Language Literacy Learners

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Digital books are available from Grass Roots Press and physical books are on Amazon. Grass Roots Press is a niche publisher, specializing in resources for adults with limited literacy skills. They have an international reputation for publishing high-quality materials for adult basic education and English language learners.

To enrich the teaching and learning experience, they also provide FREE reading guides and lessons plans.

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Welcome to our Digital Store.
Shop Amazon for our paperback books.

Watercolour "Reading in a Summer Garden" by Irish artist Trudi Doyle.

CHANGE A LIFE-ONE BOOK AT A TIME

Grass Roots Press is a niche publisher, specializing in resources for adults with limited literacy skills. We have an international reputation for publishing high-quality materials for adult basic education and English language learners.

To enrich the teaching and learning experience, we also provide FREE reading guides and
lessons plans. To those of you who have supported us in the past, thank you! To those who
have found us for the first time-welcome!

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Grass Roots Press | Adult Literacy & ESL Resources | Since 1997

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Welcome to our Digital Store.Shop Amazon for our paperback books. Watercolour "Reading in a Summer Garden" by Irish artist Trudi Doyle. Grass Roots Press is a niche publisher, specializing in resources for adults with limited literacy skills. We have an international reputation for publishing high-quality materials for adult basic education and English language learners.

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From ProLiteracy - The Effects of an Adult Literacy App on Word Decoding

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From ProLiteracy - The Effects of an Adult Literacy App on Word Decoding

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This is where the Literacy Coalition of Colorado will collect resources to share with teachers of adult literacy learners, both English language learners and also for those who speak English fluently but need to strengthen their literacy skills (or take a high school equivalency test or need support in reading).

So far (May 2024) we have resources for Emergent Readers. You can read more about what emerging literacy is at the linked presentation from our April Networking Event.

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April 18, 2024 Networking Event Presentation

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Emerging Literacy Literacy Coalition of Colorado Networking Event Thursday, April 18, 2024 via Zoom Facilitator: Karin Bates, LCC Board Member and Training Coordinator

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Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Accessibility in Adult Foundational Education

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Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Accessibility in Adult Foundational Education

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Produced by the Equity in Adult Education Research workgroup of the Institute of Education Sciences-funded Collaborative Research for Educating Adults with Technology Enhancements (CREATE) Adult Skills Network, this brief intends to shed light on DEIA conditions, opportunities, and challenges as they manifest in AFE.

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Produced by the Equity in Adult Education Research workgroup of the Institute of Education Sciences-funded Collaborative Research for Educating Adults with Technology Enhancements (CREATE) Adult Skills Network, this brief intends to shed light on DEIA conditions, opportunities, and challenges as they manifest in AFE. As a network, we are particularly interested in the application of technology to promote foundational skill development and the implications of centering DEIA in this process. Having insight into the DEIA context of AFE is important for researchers as they approach their work, especially those who are relatively new to this area of education. As generators of new knowledge and as contributors to enhancing extant knowledge in AFE, researchers play an important role in capturing the AFE landscape to inform policy and practice. We encourage researchers to integrate a DEIA lens in their work, recognizing that such integration requires some background on DEIA issues in the particular context of AFE. We therefore offer this paper to researchers, as well as policymakers, practitioners, advocates, and others to increase understanding of DEIA in AFE. Subsequent CREATE publications will address a DEIA-focused approach to research in more depth.

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Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Accessibility in Adult Foundational Education

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Produced by the Equity in Adult Education Research workgroup of the Institute of Education Sciences-funded Collaborative Research for Educating Adults with Technology Enhancements (CREATE) Adult Skills Network, this brief intends to shed light on DEIA conditions, opportunities, and challenges as they manifest in AFE.

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Paul Jurmo - 10 Actions to Build an Adult Basic Skills Development System

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Paul Jurmo - 10 Actions to Build an Adult Basic Skills Development System

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Scroll down the page to find a downloadable PDF of this article. "“Ten Actions to Build an Adult Basic Skills Development System that Is More Inclusive, Relevant, Efficient, and Sustained” is a “Forum” piece by Paul Jurmo in the Fall 2020 issue of Adult Literacy Education:  The International Journal of Literacy, Language, and Numeracy.  It describes steps that policy makers, funders,  practitioners, and other stakeholders can take to expand and strengthen basic skills development opportunities for U.S. adults while helping to create a more equitable, productive, healthy, and environmentally sustainable society."

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These documents from 2019 to 2023 focus on adult basic education customized for various purposes (e.g., democracy and social justice, work, public health, criminal justice reform, environmental sustainability, economic security) and diverse populations in the United States.

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These documents from 2019 to 2023 focus on adult basic education customized for various purposes (e.g., democracy and social justice, work, public health, criminal justice reform, environmental sustainability, economic security) and diverse populations in the United States.

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Locating Anti-Racism in the ESL Curriculum

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Locating Anti-Racism in the ESL Curriculum

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By Rob Sheppard

In this post, a follow-up to JPB Gerald’s post on this same blog, Sheppard discusses where ESL curriculum developers can integrate anti-racist work into an ESL curriculum.

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04/27/2021

Locating Anti-Racism in the ESL Curriculum

In this post, a follow-up to JPB Gerald's post on this same blog , I discuss where ESL curriculum developers can integrate anti-racist work into an ESL curriculum.

Let me start with this: when asked to write a follow-up to Justin's post on decentering Whiteness, I first thought, Me? Are you sure you should be asking cishet white male "native-speaking" me? It felt that white people writing about decentering whiteness could run the risk of inadvertently re centering whiteness. Upon further reflection, though, I remembered that white people are supposed to be shouldering the bulk of this weight of the anti-racist work, and this necessarily involves doing some writing and speaking. I reached out to Justin to get his thoughts on the matter and here's what he said:

More specifically, though, the field of English language teaching is one uniquely rooted in colonialism, and thus bound up with various forms of racism in ways that go far deeper than "racism is everywhere." If there is anywhere that whiteness is still shamelessly centered, it is in the field of English language teaching. Take a look at an ESL coursebook. Look at which Englishes are taught and assigned prestige. Look at which accents are upheld as "neutral" Examine what "professionalism" is code for. Incorporating anti-racism as a partial corrective into the ESL curriculum ranks among The Least We Can Do.

There are those among us who believe that simply by doing "good work" like ESL with pure hearts and good intentions, that we have clean hands and clear consciences and that this anti-racist stuff can be for someone else to do. Gerald (2020) terms this the "altruistic shield." It is a dangerous complacency, and we need to work to disabuse ourselves and our peers of it.

I've come to learn that even seasoned practitioners struggle with curriculum design. It's big. It can feel abstract and distant from what happens in the classroom. It can feel more like an accountability measure than a tool. We seem even to lack a common language with which to discuss it: one person's aim is another person's objective is another person's SLO . And the situation is exacerbated by the fact that so many places are simply doing curriculum badly. Most teachers, I've found, view curriculum as an annual chore that distracts from the actual meat of their work.

So when we consider the prospect of incorporating the difficult work of anti-racism into the chore of curriculum design, the task can seem daunting, to say the least. Because curriculum can be so daunting and its terms so slippery, I want to begin by briefly mapping my own terms and conception of curriculum.

A well designed curriculum ought to be situated to the context and learner needs (all bolded terms in this section are illustrated in Table 1). Quite often, an ESL program is housed within a larger institution or organization, in which case that entity's mission and vision become an important component of the context, to which the program's guiding values ought to be aligned.

Students will be able to complete everyday forms.

Strands are the single rows of aligned objectives progressing from left to right across levels, as shown in Table 2. They are narrower than goals and they develop by increments as students progress through a course or program. Here is an example strand focused on the ability to describe oneself and one's needs for purposes such as completing forms. Another writing strand within this goal might focus on communicating with friends and neighbors via text and email.

We agree to ensure ​that​ ​classrooms​ ​are​ ​inclusive​ ​and​ ​welcoming​ ​to​ ​all.

We agree that course ​content​ ​should​ ​reflect​ ​our​ ​students'​ ​realities ​and​ ​goals.

We agree to make every effort to bring ​the​ ​classroom​ ​to​ ​the​ ​world​ ​and​ ​the​ ​world​ ​to​ ​the​ ​classroom.

Curriculum always and inevitably reflects values. Failure to declare those values does not mean our curriculum is neutral or free of values; it simply means the values will be inherited from the status quo. In ESL, that is a status quo that continues to erase, minimize, and sanitize the experiences of Black, queer, and poor people, to name only a few. This is one of the ways that white supremacy and structural racism replicate and permeate institutions, even those composed of well-meaning individuals who may not be personally bigoted.

As we likely know, second language curriculum is weird, as far as curricula go, in that it requires a content distinct from the objectives. The objectives are likely communicative, but achieving those objectives requires that we communicate about something. For instance, in a textbook on my desk right now, a unit objective is about giving directions and describing locations, but the reading content specifically focuses on the immigrant communities of Little Havana and Little Saigon in Miami. In the content of our ESL curriculum-the reading and listening texts that we engage with, the writing and speaking prompts we give our students-is another place we might locate anti-racism.

Rob Sheppard is an English teacher and curriculum developer from Boston living in Philadelphia. He is assistant director for curriculum and instruction at Temple University Center for American Language and Culture (TCALC) and founder of Ginseng English . He serves on the boards of PennTESOL East (as sociopolitical concerns chair) and the Literacy Council of Norristown .

https://epale.ec.europa.eu/en/blog/lots-diversity-not-enough-equality-how-can-esol-curriculum-help-promote-anti-racism

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Locating Anti-Racism in the ESL Curriculum

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04/27/2021 In this post, a follow-up to JPB Gerald's post on this same blog , I discuss where ESL curriculum developers can integrate anti-racist work into an ESL curriculum. Let me start with this: when asked to write a follow-up to Justin's post on decentering Whiteness, I first thought, Me?

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Zaretta Hammond - Culturally Responsive Teaching and the Brain

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Zaretta Hammond - Culturally Responsive Teaching and the Brain

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"Promoting Authentic Engagement and Rigor Among Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Students

The achievement gap remains a stubborn problem for educators of culturally and linguistically diverse students. With the introduction of the rigorous Common Core State Standards, diverse classrooms need a proven framework for optimizing student engagement and facilitating deeper learning.

Culturally responsive pedagogy has shown great promise in meeting this need, but many educators still struggle with its implementation. In this book, Zaretta Hammond draws on cutting-edge neuroscience research to offer an innovative approach for designing and implementing brain-compatible culturally responsive instruction."

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Culturally Responsive Teaching & the Brain

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Book - Culturally Responsive Teaching & the Brain

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Helping Students be the Leaders of their Learning

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ABE Teaching and Learning Advancement System. ATLAS provides high-quality, accessible professional development and resources to advance education for adult learners About Us

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New Resources

In 2020, ATLAS created the ABE Foundations at a Distance webinar series to complement the ABE Foundations online course. These webinars are archived in the YouTube playlist linked here.

This free online Schoology course provides an introduction to the world of Adult Basic Education. Participants can complete the entire course or access specific topics for a refresher, and can earn 6 CEUs for successful completion of all lesson reviews in the course.

See the Remote Instruction section under Instructional Resources in the ATLAS online Numeracy library for remote math/numeracy instructional resources.

Presenter Information

Get information about stipends, reimbursements, and other instructions for presenters.

MN ABE YouTube Channel

The MN ABE YouTube Channel is a free online PD resource that you can use to explore teaching techniques and classroom ideas in action! Find out more in this MN ABE Connect newsletter article.

Registration Deadline: WED. 8/25/21 Incorporating writing activities into remote instruction for English language learners is a challenge for many teachers and tutors. In this webinar, participants will learn approaches for including writing practice throughout the lesson and activities for extended practice. Participants will also develop strategies for delivering... Learn More

Registration Deadline: THU. 8/26/21 Join Literacy Minnesota Adult Basic Education and ESL trainers for a virtual workshop on how to be an effective tutor from a distance! Learn best practices for connecting and communicating one-on-one with adult learners on the phone or online, get suggestions for correcting errors... Learn More

Registration Deadline: MON. 8/30/21 Research shows that explicitly teaching a set of comprehension strategies is a great way to help intermediate-level readers maximize their understanding of texts. Come learn a handful of great comprehension tools that will help students develop critical thinking skills and comprehension skills. Learn More

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In 2020, ATLAS created the ABE Foundations at a Distance webinar series to complement the ABE Foundations online course. These webinars are archived in the YouTube playlist linked here. This free online Schoology course provides an introduction to the world of Adult Basic Education.

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The author explains, "Because one-third of adult learners are trauma-impacted (Perry, 2006), designers of learning, teachers of social service consumers, home visitors, coaches, and college faculty must be equipped with strategies to help these learners relax their vigilance and free up psychological energy for learning. One place to start is by creating safety, predictability, and consistency through classroom structures and processes."

This virtual workshop is provided by PANDA - Minnesota ABE Disability Specialists. Workshop participants will reflect on questions regarding teaching ABE students of all levels about mental health and common mental health concerns. Participants will also review "What is Mental Health?" and "Common Mental Health Concerns" lesson plans and resources to consider uses within their own contexts.

This working document is intended be used as a tool for educators to reflect on their own pedagogical assumptions, biases, backgrounds, and preconceived notions, with a view to enabling teachers to intentionally create anti-racist classes.

These high-quality, relevant materials provide a basis for teachers who want to start conversations about facing racism, racial equity, and other social justice topics pertaining to race in the U.S. The lesson packets are free to download, edit, and use.

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Libraries Cultural Competency - ATLAS ABE

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The author explains, "Because one-third of adult learners are trauma-impacted (Perry, 2006), designers of learning, teachers of social service consumers, home visitors, coaches, and college faculty must be equipped with strategies to help these learners relax their vigilance and free up psychological energy for learning.

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"Most educators receive at least some training before they meet with students, but the ongoing challenge is being able to provide the continuous professional learning needed to support students with diverse learning needs.

Our comprehensive Teacher Training Plus webinar series addresses this need. Four focused strands tackle crucial instructional areas and provide innovative techniques to build literacy and workplace skills in adult students."

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A webinar series, for tutors and teachers, across six strands that presents best-practice instructional strategies.

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Teacher Training Plus provides training and support to tutors and teachers after they begin instruction, equipping them to effectively and efficiently serve…

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Virtual Manipulatives - The Adult Numeracy Network

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Virtual Manipulatives - The Adult Numeracy Network

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Links to several websites with VIRTIAL MANIPULATIVES.

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Most of us have had students who have not yet developed fluency with multiplication facts. For most of those students, the challenge is that have been taught to think of the 12 by 12 multiplication table as 144 discrete math facts to memorize.

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Use the PLAY tab. A great collection of animated one-topic ideas to play with. For example: Dancing Dots (activity demonstration Primes and Factors); Estimating Angles (move one line to create an angle of a given size; try a 2nd or 3rd time to improve your score); Rainbow Counter (place value: how long it takes to count to one million). These keep students engaged!

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PD Webinars - The Adult Numeracy Network

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PD Webinars - The Adult Numeracy Network

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If you need ideas on how to teach a math topic, check these videos from top-notch adult math teachers. Content ranges from basic numeracy and math language to fractions, geometry, and algebra.

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To select a webinar to watch, click on the icon in the top right corner of the video above (It’s in the shape of three horizontal bars and a triangle). You can also view the videos by visiting the webinar playlist in the ANN YouTube Channel.

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The main page of the website leads to calculators that compute the answer for you – if you know how to set up the problem.

Go instead to the pages listed here in order:

Designer

Lessons

Learning Fractions

Worksheets

What you'll find:

INTERACTIVE PRACTICE for STUDENTS to compare the size of any two fractions (Designer)

DRAW ANY FRACTION for your lesson PowerPoint or test  (Designer)

(use “Print Screen”, paste into a document, and crop the “picture” as needed)

PLAN LESSONS for the whole group (Lessons)

PLAN A LESSON for individualized instruction and review (Learning Fractions)

USE A WORKSHEET for individual practice (Worksheets)

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How To Use Fraction Designer

With Fraction Designer you can make your own fraction examples. Let's say you wish to see how the fractions 3/4 and 3/5 compare in size. With Compare with Circles just enter the two fractions, press the <OK> button and there they are:

With Compare with Circles you can uncheck EXPLAIN and SHOW INPUT to ask your students to write a sentence that explains the picture. Or you might want to draw an image where students can shade in the fraction. With Compare with Circles you can uncheck SHOW COLOR and you will get an image that can be colored in:

You can uncheck EXPLAIN and ask the students to add up the rectangles in the array. Shown are four whole rectangles plus four 1/2 rectangles plus one 1/4 rectangle for a total of 6 1/4 rectangles.

These Designer pages enable you to control the fraction image should you want to study for yourself or demonstrate for others.

See more suggestions for demonstrating some important mathematics principals with the Number System Properties page.

To The Learner:

If you are beginning to learn fractions, start with the Identify Fractions programs and continue to Rename Fractions, Compare Fractions, Add Fractions, Subtract Fractions, Multiply Fractions, and Divide Fractions. Experiment with different patterns by increasing and decreasing the size of fractions.

You can use this Fraction Designer to see how naming, renaming, comparing, adding, subtracting, multiplying, and dividing fractions are modeled.

There are helpful suggestions on the INSTRUCTION section of each page.

To The Teacher:

Demonstrate examples with a classroom projector. You can show suggested number patterns given on the INSTRUCTION section of each page. Each program will allow you to remove the answer should you wish to question students in class.

With Windows XP™ computers you can make worksheet examples by pressing the <Print Screen> button on the keyboard. This copies the screen into Windows Clipboard™. You can then paste the image into Windows Paint™ or into your favorite imaging program.

Each program will allow you to turn off the colored answer, the explanation and even the numbers you input, allowing you to ask the student how to simplify any modeled fraction example.

Windows users can select any part of the screen by right clicking and selecting "Take a screenshot". Adjust to fit mage you want. This copies the selection into Windows Clipboard™. The screen can then be pasted into Windows Paint™ or your favorite imaging program. Or you can select "Download" which will put the image into your files "Download" folder.

To take a screen shot with the IPAD first press the Sleep/Wake button at the top right of the Ipad. While holding the Sleek/Wake button press and release the round Home button at the bottom of the screen. You should see a photo of the screen by going to the Home page and pressing the Photos icon.

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With Fraction Designer you can make your own fraction examples. Let's say you wish to see how the fractions 3/4 and 3/5 compare in size. With Compare with Circles just enter the two fractions, press the button and there they are: With Compare with Circles you can uncheck EXPLAIN and SHOW INPUT to ask your students to write a sentence that explains the picture.

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PLAN LESSONS for the whole group.

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A Visual Fractions Learning Guide

The Progress Chart below contains ten units. To get a sample of the examples contained in each unit you can refer to the PLACEMENT EXAMPLES file. Try the examples in the PLACEMENT EXAMPLES file and then check your answers with the PLACEMENT ANSWERS to see which of the below units you need to work on.

Each unit in this series has a pretest, an instruction section, on-line practice sessions, worksheet practice, and a test.

Begin with the PRETEST and check your answers to determine your understanding of the topic. Continue to the next topic if you understand the PRETEST questions.

If you do not understand the PRETEST questions you should continue to the INSTRUCTION slide show section of the topic.

Do at least 10 examples in each of the ON-LINE PRACTICE exercises in each topic. Use the exercise <REPORT> button if you want to print your score. When finished use the browser <BACK> button to return to this page.

Continue on to the suggested WORKSHEET PRACTICE and check your answers. You might want to do more than the suggested worksheets in that topic.

Finally, do the TEST for that topic and check your answers. If you perform well, you may go on to the next topic. If not, review the instructions and practice more on-line exercises or worksheets in that topic.

A printable progress plan in pdf format is available so you can keep track of your progress as you work through these topics. Keep this progress plan to show the work you have accomplished in this visual fractions modeling program.

All tests and instruction in this guide are printable pdf documents.

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Visual Fractions Progress Chart will give a step-by-step guide on how to use the Visual Fractions website.

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PLAN A LESSON for individualized instruction and review

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Power Point or Adobe Reader lessons for major Visual Fraction topics

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The target audience for the Math Materials are beginning level ABE to Intermediate level ABE students, especially non-native speakers. There multi-lingual glossaries to help students learn the vocabulary associated with basic math, fractions and percents, basic algebra and geometry. Teachers can print out a glossary for a student to use, or link these resources to a classroom website. In addition, there are math chants and math games provided to practice

math vocabulary.

Glossaries are in: Basic Math, Fractions, and  Algebra  and Geometry

Languages are: English, Spanish, Somali, Hmong, Arabic, Russian, and Vietnamese.

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Math Chants | Multi-Cultural Educational Services

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Learn basic math, such as addition and subtraction, as well as fractions, algebra, and geometry with math chants from Multi-Cultural Educational Services.

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Math is Fun - Illustrated Mathematics Dictionary

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Math is Fun - Illustrated Mathematics Dictionary

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Easy-to-understand definitions,
with illustrations and links to further reading.

Use the HOME tab  at the top of the page to return to the Index and other math topics.

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LINCS - Community, Courses, and Resources for Adult Education

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LINCS - Community, Courses, and Resources for Adult Education

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A U.S. Department of Education-sponsored website. Has scheduled live webinars on some topics. Also there is a library of past webinars.

Be careful with the written math in these PowerPoints. They have been edited by language arts people to meet ADA (Americans with Disabilities Act) standards. Exponents are likely to be written as whole numbers, etc.

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LINCS | Adult Education and Literacy | U.S. Department of Education

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Through the LINCS COMMUNITY OF PRACTICE, self-paced ONLINE COURSES, and searchable RESOURCES, adult education practitioners nationwide harness the power of collaboration and sharing to improve educational outcomes.

Our LEARNER CENTER connects your adult learners to free online resources to reach their life goals.

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LINCS | Adult Education and Literacy | U.S. Department of Education

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Literary Information and Communication Systems

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How to Learn Math is a free, self-paced class for learners of all levels of mathematics, facilitated by Dr. Jo Boaler. It combines information on the brain and learning with research on the best ways to approach and learn math effectively. It is open to anyone learning math, and is good for instructors as well as students.

A good resource for ABE/GED teachers who feel uncertain about teaching math for the first time.

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Description

How to Learn Math is a class for learners of all levels of mathematics. It combines really important information on the brain and learning with new evidence on the best ways to approach and learn math effectively. Many people have had negative experiences with math, and end up disliking math or failing. This class will give learners of math the information they need to become powerful math learners, it will correct any misconceptions they have about what math is, and it will teach them about their own potential to succeed and the strategies needed to approach math effectively. If you have had past negative experiences with math this will help change your relationship to one that is positive and powerful.

The course will feature Jo and a team of undergraduates, as well as videos of math in action - in dance, juggling, snowflakes, soccer and many other applications. It is designed with a pedagogy of active engagement.The course will run from May/June to the end of December, 2014.

Course Concepts and Structure

The course will consist of six short lessons, taking approximately 20 minutes each. The lessons will combine presentations from Dr. Boaler and a team of undergraduates, interviews with members of the public, cutting edge research ideas, interesting visuals and films, and explorations of math in nature, sport and design.

Part 1: The Brain and Math Learning.

1. Knocking Down the Myths About Math.
Everyone can learn math well. There is no such thing as a math person. This session give stunning new evidence on brain growth, and consider what it means for math learners.

2. Math and Mindset
When individuals change their mindset from fixed to growth their learning potential increases drastically. In this session participants will be encouraged to develop a growth mindset for math.

3. Mistakes and Speed
Recent brain evidence shows the value of students working on challenging work and even making mistakes. But many students are afraid of mistakes and think it means they are not a math person. This session will encourage students to think positively about mistakes. It will also help debunk myths about math and speed.

Part 2: Strategies for Success.

1. Number Flexibility, Mathematical Reasoning, and Connections
In this session participants will engage in a number talk and see different solutions of number problems to understand and learn ways to act on numbers flexibility. Number sense is critical to all levels of math and lack of number sense is the reason that many students fail courses in algebra and beyond. Participants will also learn about the value of talking, reasoning, and making connections in math.

2. Number Patterns and Representations
In this session participants will see that math is a subject that is made up of connected, big ideas. They will learn about the value of sense making, intuition, and mathematical drawing. A special section on fractions will help students learn the big ideas in fractions and the value of understanding big ideas in math more generally.

3. Math in Life, Nature and Work
In this session participants will see math as something valuable, exciting, and present throughout life. They will see mathematical patterns in nature and in different sports, exploring in depth the mathematics in dance and juggling. This session will review the key ideas from the course and help participants take the important strategies and ideas they have learned into their future.

Instructors

Dr. Jo Boaler is a Professor of Mathematics Education at Stanford University and founder of youcubed. Former roles have included being the Marie Curie Professor of Mathematics Education at the University of Sussex, England, a mathematics teacher in London comprehensive schools, and a lecturer and researcher at King's College, London. She is the editor of the Research Commentary Section of The Journal for Research in Mathematics Education (JRME), and the author of seven books including What's Math Got To Do With It? (2009) Penguin, US, and The Elephant in the Classroom (2010) Souvenir Press, UK. She is the author of the first MOOC on mathematics learning for teachers and parents, a White House presenter, and an advisor to the PISA team at the OECD.

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How to Learn Math is a class for learners of all levels of mathematics. It combines really important information on the brain and learning with new evidence on the best ways to approach and learn math effectively. Many people have had negative experiences with math, and end up disliking math or failing.

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Math Concepts Through Activities and Manipulatives - PBS Learning Media High School Number and Quantity Topics

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Math Concepts Through Activities and Manipulatives - PBS Learning Media High School Number and Quantity Topics

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You must sign in (it’s FREE) to use the resources.

Scroll down to the Applied Mathematics and Measurement and Geometry topics.

The lesson on COUNTING AND MEASURING is especially helpful for students who struggle to work with a Number Line or a ruler (no sense of “equal distance” between the counting numbers).

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High School Common Core Math Lessons | PBS LearningMedia

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Find supplementary teaching resources for high school common core math lessons. Inspire your students with videos, games, and activities.

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In Always, Sometimes or Never, students identify whether a mathematical statement is always true, sometimes true, or never true. This link offers statements appropriate for students in early math levels – mostly CCRS levels A and B. This activity can be adapted to any level or content by changing the mathematical statement students are working with. Students might evaluate the statement “triangles have a point on top,” or they might evaluate “x squared is greater than x.” For more ideas, a teacher explores that activity in this blog post.

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Visuals with no sound that ask the student: What is the same? What is different? A good introduction to concepts of: Place Value, Fractions, and the operations of Multiplication/Division, Addition/Subtraction. A way to encourage “math talk” about these topics.

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You and your students can use this online tool to create graphs.

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The NCES Kids' Zone provides information to help you learn about schools; decide on a college; find a public library; engage in several games, quizzes and skill building about math, probability, graphing, and mathematicians; and to learn many interesting facts about education.

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What if students could "play" with graphs and quickly see what changing a single component would do to a graph (such as changing the b in y =mx+b)? Desmos is user friendly and thoughtfully uses color and layout in ways that support students' understanding.

There are separate links for the graphing calculator, classroom activities, and ideas from other teachers on using this website.

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Making Equations Visual to Enhance Understanding

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Making Equations Visual to Enhance Understanding

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A teacher’s explanation of how she uses a visual way to introduce the idea of algebraic equations.

Links to other webpages with details.

The patterns themselves are at this location:  https://www.visualpatterns.org/

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Making Equations Visual to Enhance Understanding

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Abby Roza from Hennepin County Corrections ABE describes how you can use visual models and engaging activities to teach about quadratic equations, and how these principles can also be applied to teaching basic mathematical operations.

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Online Interactive Activities from the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics. The SEARCH function allows you to narrow the selections to particular topics.

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Interactive STEM activities, FREE for your classroom.

Especially has some interesting items using exponents and the graphs that go with each problem.

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STEM Resource Finder | Concord Consortium

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The STEM Resource Finder is a collection of the Concord Consortium's best resources for science, math, and engineering education. Our curated collections offer lesson plans and units for your class based on these resources. All for free!"

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Has manipulatives for: Fractions, Geoboard,  Math Clock, Money Pieces, Number Chart, Number Line, Number Pieces, Partial Product, Pattern Shapes and Whiteboard App.

Vocabulary cards at grades K-2 and grades 3-5 level would be helpful for ESL students.

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Sharing in an app allows educators to pose problems and investigations for students by using an 8-character code or link. Students can share their thinking with their teachers and classmates. Share codes remain available for continued use for 18 months from the date they are last accessed.
Watch the video to learn how sharing works.

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Sharing in an app allows educators to pose problems and investigations for students by using an 8-character code or link. Students can share their thinking with their teachers and classmates. Share codes remain available for continued use for 18 months from the date they are last accessed.

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Worksheets that start from the very basics – fill in a circle or a line to make the fraction (part of the whole).

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Practice Fractions with Line and Circle Models

Many of the worksheets will let learners shade number lines and circles to illustrate fraction concepts. The circle and number line images on the following worksheets were made with the Fraction Designer pages that can be found on this web site.

These worksheets are pdf documents that may be reproduced for your own use and for your student's use.

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Practice Fractions with Line and Circle Models Many of the worksheets will let learners shade number lines and circles to illustrate fraction concepts. The circle and number line images on the following worksheets were made with the Fraction Designer pages that can be found on this web site.

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Comment: When a student needs skill practice beyond the book, this is an acceptable resource. Note their comment about “ad blockers.”

Dynamically Created Math Worksheets

Math-Aids.Com provides free math worksheets for teachers, parents, students, and home schoolers. The math worksheets are randomly and dynamically generated by our math worksheet generators. This allows you to make an unlimited number of printable math worksheets to your specifications instantly.

This site is free for the users because of the revenue generated by the ads running on the site. The use of ad blockers is against our terms of use. If you don't want to view ads then please join our member's area which is ad free.

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Math Worksheets | Dynamically Created Math Worksheets

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Dynamically Created Math Worksheets for Addition, Subtraction, Multiplication, Division, Time, Fractions, Kindergarten and more Math Topics.

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Newton Free Library in Newton, Massachusetts

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Newton Free Library in Newton, Massachusetts

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This is an excellent resource list compiled by the Adult Services - English Language Learners Program. There is also a Citizenship Resources page https://newtonfreelibrary.net/services/explore/ell/citizenship-resources-2/

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VOA Learning English This website has many news articles, which you can listen to and read at the same time. There are also articles and videos about vocabulary, grammar, pronunciation, and more. “Let’s Learn English” is an excellent series of videos for beginners.