It’s a rare student who comes into my ABE/GED classroom without the intention to get a job or get a better job. Students are well aware that without strong literacy skills and a high school diploma or GED, their career Read more…
Tag: adult literacy
Smart phones are becoming increasingly popular. Now that they are becoming more affordable, it is not that uncommon to see people in every economic bracket with one. The PEW Research Center has completed surveys about the demographics of smart phone Read more…
In the New England Learner Persistence Project, 18 diverse ABE programs throughout New England investigated promising persistence strategies and reported on their impact on attendance, cycle completion, and program practices. In reviewing the dozens of program findings, we tried to Read more…
After learning more about adult illiteracy, I decided to start tutoring an adult learner. I signed up with the Adult Literacy League and was quickly assigned to a student who had been on the waiting list for some time. My Read more…
Financial literacy has become one of the most important focuses of literacy organizations over the past 12 months. The federal government has made financial literacy a key component to its educational pathways to success and many AmeriCorps Vistas are working Read more…
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