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This program is tailored for "First Level Learners" in Adult Basic Education (ABE), focusing on emerging literacy. Geared towards adults aged 18 and above with limited schooling (EFL Levels 0-3.9), it aims to enhance literacy skills for both academic growth and practical life advancements. With national estimates showing over 51 million adults lacking basic prose literacy skills, our approach combines individual tutoring and accessible resources to help learners progress toward their educational goals, including GED attainment and workforce reentry.
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A Niche Population? Emerging literacy
Specifically designed class • Focus on Literacy • Multiple Goals • Academic • Life Skills • Self Improvement What is emerging literacy?
“First level learners” Beginning ABE Beginning Basic 0-3.9 on TABE or CASAS Rejoin the workforce/improve working conditions Who Does it Serve?
Defining Qualifying candidates • CASAS/TABE • EFLs 0-1.9 & 2-3.9
An emerging literacy student • 18 years old • EFL 3.0 • Wants GED • Yes
An emerging Literacy Student • 25years old • Has GED/Diploma • EFL 3.5 • Yes Must Show Progress
The data • National Data • 51 Million adults • Range 16.5 to 42.8 percent • About 9 percent have 4 years or less of schooling
The data • National Estimate for low literacy of adults • 14.5 percent BPLS • 13.6 Below Basic
Basic Prose Literacy Skills “the literacy of adults who lack BPLS ranges from being unable to read and understand any written information to being able only to locate easily identifiable information in short, commonplace prose text in English…” ( NCES.2007) The Data
The data Levels 1 and 2: Beginning ABE Beginning Basic EFLs
The Data • Data by County • Percent lacking BPLS • Including levels 1&2 increases percentages
Class One to one instruction (tutoring) Distance learning? Involve the LNC Know your student Now What?
An emerging literacy student revisited It’s not that they don’t understand It just takes a while to fill in all the parts
Activity See how many you can complete in 10 minutes How did you do? It can be accomplished it just takes longer In their shoes
Limited resources Time Staffing Showing progress The Rural Challenge
http://nces.ed.gov/naal/kf_demographics.asp#3 http://www.cde.state.co.us/cdeadult/TargetPop.htm http://nces.ed.gov/pubs2009/2009481.pdf http://nces.ed.gov/naal/estimates/Index.aspx http://www.cde.state.co.us/cdeadult/download/Policy/Assessment/ColoradoApprovedAssessmentPolicyFY10final2OVAE.pdf http://www.proliteracy.org/NetCommunity/Page.aspx?pid=191&srcid=-2 Mellard, D., Fall, E.,& Mark, C. (2008). Reading profiles for adults with low-literacy: Cluster analysis with power and speed measures. Springer Science+Business Media. Miller, B., Mc Cardel, P.,& Hernandez, R. (2008). Advances and Remaining Challenges in Adult literacy research. http://journaloflearningdisabilities.sagepub.com Vogel, S.,(1998). How many adults really have learning disabilities? http://ldonline.org/article/6014?theme=print Resources/References