Literacy

October 2023 / Beginning Literacy, ELA, Instruction, Literacy, Professional Development, Webinar

VALRC Launches Lessons from the Field Series with Webinar by Steven Reid

On Thursday, October 5, Steven Reid presents on “ESOL Basics with Preliterate Adult Learners.” Steven Reid is the Program Manager for Literacy Volunteers Charlottesville/Albemarle in Charlottesville, Virginia. He currently oversees… Read More

October 2023 / Accessibility, Digital Literacy, Equity-Minded Practice, Instruction, Professional Development, Webinar, Workforce Skills

COABE Celebrates 2023 Digital Inclusion Week October 2-6

The Coalition on Adult Basic Education (COABE) kicks off October with a suite of resources and webinars devoted to digital inclusion. According to COABE, “National Digital Inclusion… Read More

June 2023 / Digital Literacy, GED®, HSE, Information Literacy, Instruction, Literacy, Math, PROGRESS, VALRC

ChatGPT + GED®/Adult Ed: How Do They Work Together?

by Brandie Millar ChatGPT is one of several Artificial Intelligence (AI) chatbots that use a prompt given by a user to provide a detailed response. Microsoft and Google also have… Read More

June 2023 / Beginning Literacy, ELA, Instruction, Literacy, Math, PROGRESS, VALRC

Wait, What!?! Fractions in a Reading Class?

by Janet Sodell At The READ Center in Richmond, Virginia; our classes include a mixture of low-level readers—all reading below the 4th grade equivalent. In addition to reading, our… Read More

June 2023 / Beginning Literacy, ESOL, GED®, HSE, Instruction, Literacy, Math, PROGRESS, VALRC

Integrating Numeracy into the Adult ESOL Classroom

by Hali Massey The definition of numeracy is “the ability to confidently interact with and engage in the mathematical demands of everyday life in the home, workplace, and community” (Ciancone,… Read More

February 2023 / Digital Literacy, Instruction, Program Management, PROGRESS, VALRC, Virtual Learning

Unsung Hero: Jason Bruffey

Jason Bruffey IT Support Middle Peninsula Regional Adult Career Education (R.A.C.E.) Region 18 Thanks to Jason Bruffey, King William County Public Schools Director of Technology, the Middle Peninsula R.A.C.E. Read More

February 2023 / ESOL, Family Engagement, Instruction, Program Management, PROGRESS, VALRC

Unsung Hero: Layma Sammar

Layma Sammar ESL Tutor, Translator, Family Literacy Support Peninsula Regional Education Program Region 21 Layma Sammar came to the Peninsula Regional Education Program (PREP) in February 2021 as a… Read More

November 2022 / ELA, ESOL, GED®, HSE, Instruction, Literacy, SPOTLIGHT, VALRC

SPOTLIGHT – Call for Submissions

Step Into the SPOTLIGHT! What is SPOTLIGHT? SPOTLIGHT is an exciting, statewide annual online publication that seeks to shine… Read More

September 2022 / Civics, Digital Literacy, ESOL, Information Literacy, Instruction, Literacy, Virtual Learning

New Course! USA Learns Access America

USA Learns has a new course! Access America is a course for students with an intermediate level of English who want to improve their language skills while learning about how… Read More

August 2022 / Digital Literacy, Instruction, Literacy, Program Management, Virtual Learning

New Spanish Northstar Digital Literacy Assessment and Materials

Northstar Digital Literacy is pleased to announce the release of the Spanish language version of their Basic Computers assessment, and the corresponding Northstar Online Learning module. To access the Spanish language assessment,… Read More

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