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The Latest from VALRC

March 2025 / Career Pathways, ESL/ESOL, High School Equivalency (HSE), Integrated Education and Training, Literacy, Math/Numeracy, Program Management, Reading, Tutors, Virtual Learning, Writing

2025, Volume 35, No. 1, March Issue

Read this issue of PROGRESS. Download the PROGRESS March 2025 Issue PDF. Adult educators are, by nature, innovative and creative. We have… Read More

March 2025 / Professional Development

April 2025 Professional Development

Check out VALRC’s April 2025 collection of free online training resources for adult literacy educators. In addition to webinars and PLCs from… Read More

February 2025 / Uncategorized

March 2025 Professional Development

Check out VALRC’s March 2025 collection of free online training resources for adult literacy educators. In addition to webinars and PLCs from VALRC,… Read More

January 2025 / Professional Development

January 2025 Professional Development Round Up

Check out VALRC’s January 2025 collection of free online training resources for adult literacy educators. In addition to self-paced learning options provided by… Read More

Latest Resources

Memo 62-23

TextProject

Career Pathways

Virginia Career Guide for Adults

Instruction

Civics Navigator from the Virginia Public Access Project (VPAP)

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Upcoming Events

Fri, June 6, 2025 | 2:00 PM–3:00 PM

ProLiteracy: City-sponsored Adult Literacy/Adult Foundational Education Initiatives

Hear from city leaders in Houston, Philadelphia, and Boston as they share: the history and development of their city’s adult literacy/adult foundational education initiative; how… Read More

Fri, June 6, 2025 | 2:00 PM–4:00 PM

Literacy Minnesota: Developing and Practicing Reading Fluency

Come and review the important role of fluency in reading instruction. We will discuss the three key components of reading fluency and look at a… Read More

Mon, June 9, 2025 | 12:00 PM–1:30 PM
Webinar

Serving Youth in Adult Education

More details coming soon! Register here. Read More

Mon, June 16, 2025 | 7:30 PM–9:30 PM

Literacy Minnesota: Teaching Intermediate Alphabetics

Teaching intermediate alphabetics (syllables, prefixes, suffixes, root words) is a great way to help students build their decoding and comprehension skills. Come learn a variety… Read More

Mon, June 23, 2025 | 7:30 PM–9:30 PM

Literacy Minnesota: Phonics in Beginning ESL: Recommendations, Activities and Resources

Phonics–the knowledge of the sounds letters make when they are combined to make words–is essential to beginning literacy and beginning level English language instruction. But,… Read More

Tue, June 24, 2025 | 2:00 PM–3:30 PM
Webinar

VALRC: LACES data analysis session

Join a group of Virginia practitioners for a hands-on experience working with data in the LACES system. Register here… Read More

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