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Evidence-Based Reading Instruction (EBRI) for Adult Learners: The Why and How
by Dr. Marija Privitera and Trista Houghton Mason With the recent shifts in language acquisition instruction across all educational fields, the phrase “science of reading” gets thrown around a lot. Read More
Activities for Teaching the Components of Reading: One Teacher’s Tool Box
by Nancy Coggeshall Throughout my career in education, I have dedicated myself to promoting literacy. After teaching K–12 as a classroom teacher and later as a reading specialist, I transitioned… Read More
Strategies for Teaching Components of Reading
by Debbie Tuler with input from Natalie Detert, Dana Doyon, Chi Herrin, & Jay Kuhlmann At TJACE@PVCC (Region 10), all ESL teachers went through the LINCS Teaching Adults… Read More
Connect, Learn, Grow: Zoom Book Clubs for English Language Learners
by Melissa Rea & Xavier Muñoz For the past four years, English Empowerment Center (EEC) has hosted organized book clubs for adult English language learners (ELLs). These clubs offer… Read More
Bringing Reading and Writing to Life with Experiential Learning Activities
by Mady Rodriguez I scream. You scream. We all scream for ice cream! That is the tongue twister Aurora yelled to the crowd, repeating it quickly three times during the… Read More
Structured Linguistic Literacy: A Phonics Alternative
by Benjamin Merrion There has recently been a major interest in “The Science of Reading” due to several reasons; one of them being that teachers and parents were noticing… Read More
Utilizing Wilson Comprehension S.O.S.™ in the ABE Classroom
by Josie Voorhies The READ Center teaches literacy skills at no cost to adults in the metro-Richmond area who speak English and read below an 8th-grade equivalency. Teachers and… Read More
Instructional Approaches to Ignite the Love of Reading in Adult Learners
by Susan Hickman How many of your adult learners tell you that they love to read? If your demographic is similar to mine, your answer is “very few.” In fact,… Read More
Leveled Reading and Writing Activities for a Civics-Based Lesson Using AI
by Dr. Melinda Vander Ploeg Fallon While participating in a VALRC professional learning community (PLC) titled “Teaching the Skills that Matter: Civics Education”, I undertook to adapt a problem-based… Read More
Top 5 Reasons to Teach with SPOTLIGHT
by Hillary Major 1. Student Voices are Powerful! The voices highlighted in the links provided below are just a few of the powerful stories shared in the pages of… Read More