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April 2026 / Career Pathways, Civics/Citizenship, ESL/ESOL

More Than Job Hunting: How Career Fairs Become Community Catalysts

For Maria, walking into the English Empowerment Center's Career and Opportunities Fair meant stepping into uncharted territory. Like 81% of the 285 people who attended this event, this was her first career fair ever. Read More

April 2026 / Career Pathways, Integrated Education and Training, Outreach

Career Pathways in Healthcare: A Success Story from PREP

In 2025, EJ simultaneously participated in GED® preparation and the Integrated Education and Training (IET) Healthcare Bootcamp, building both academic and workforce skills at the same time. Read More

April 2026 / Career Pathways, High School Equivalency (HSE), Outreach

A GED Credential Is Just The Beginning: A Success Story from SVCC Adult Education

Linda had taken GED® classes in Texas. She didn’t find them very supportive or motivating. Her first phone call with Buffy Allgood, Regional Adult Education Program Manager, made her feel this time would be different. Read More

April 2026 / Career Pathways, ESL/ESOL, High School Equivalency (HSE), Outreach, Writing

TJACE Celebrates Adult Learners

Staff at Thomas Jefferson Adult Career Education at Piedmont Virginia Community College (TJACE@PVCC) create a variety of special opportunities to recognize the dedication and achievements of adult learners. Read More

September 2024 / Literacy, Reading

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

September 2024 / Literacy, Reading

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

September 2024 / Literacy, Reading

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

September 2024 / ESL/ESOL, Literacy, Reading

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

September 2024 / ESL/ESOL, Literacy, Reading, Writing

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

September 2024 / Literacy, Reading

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