As promised, following is a list of COABE sessions that are likely to meet your interest in implementing best practices to engage diverse adult learners in literacy acquisition. These are my choices for Friday, the last day. Please note that some sessions show a crossover into technology, ESL, workforce, or testing concerns, but I only included those that also support Diversity & Literacy interests among ABE/ASE learners and those of us who attempt to instruct them!
You may find the whole schedule posted at http://www.coabe.org/conference2015schedule.html. Hope to see you in Denver.
Friday, 4/24 9:15am-10:30am- L4 Capitol Ballroom 1
Moving Beyond a Cohort Model: Exploring Self-Access, Tutor-Facilitated Digital Literacy Acquisition Among Vulnerable Adults: The presenters challenge the cohort model as a preferred approach for teaching hard to serve adults. This project investigated the digital literacy acquisition process among a sample of 12,000 vulnerable adult learners and describes how they learned the skills needed to become digitally engaged.
Friday, 4/24 9:15am-10:30am- L3 Mineral Hall F
Reaching and Retaining the Rockiest: Unique Strategies to Recruit and Maintain Hard-to-Reach Populations: Rhea Watson will present unique strategies to recruit, reach, and retain low literacy African-American adults. These tried-and-tested suggestions will help grow your program, increase persistence levels, and assist the least served and hardest to reach, in quest of their educational goals.
Friday, 4/24 9:15am-10:30am- L3 Granite A
Show What You Know! The National External Diploma Program (NEDP) is a performance-based assessment in which adults and out-of-school youth demonstrate reading, writing, and math, as well as technology and communication skills, to earn a high school diploma. 1199 SEIU offers the NEDP to its members in New York City, so that they can earn a high school diploma, in order to obtain and/or advance in healthcare jobs that offer family-sustaining wages.
Friday, 4/24 9:15am-10:30am-L4 Capitol Ballroom 2
***Tutor Ready: New LINCS Resources for Teaching Adults to Read: Come learn about the brand new, free online resources available from LINCS to help you help your students improve their reading skills. Explore answers to some common questions volunteer tutors ask about how best to help their learners improve their skills.
Friday, 4/24 10:45am-12:00pm- L4 Capitol Ballroom 4
Human Dignity, Prisoners, and the Adult Classroom: Integrating Critical Pedagogy in Adult Basic Education: This session explores a model of teaching used in a creative writing class for women in a correctional facility in rural Pennsylvania, although the principles involved apply to many forms of adult learning. The teaching approach incorporates elements of Freire's critical pedagogy and addresses ideas of human dignity in learning, from both teacher and student perspectives. Participants will explore ways to include elements of critical pedagogy with their students.
Friday, 4/24 10:45am-12:00pm- L3 Granite B
Journeys to the Core: Reflections on Women Reading for Education, Affinity, and Development (WREAD):This presentation will describe the impact of Women Reading for Education, Affinity and Development (WREAD), a common core-inspired, thematic reading discussion group geared toward female adult literacy learners with self-defined histories of trauma. WREAD illustrates how the common core standards can be integrated into learner-centered, emotionally responsive contexts.
Friday, 4/24 10:45am-12:00pm- L3 Granite C
BIG THINKING! Metacognition and Reading: Metacognition is not just a buzz word; it's a powerful tool to awaken in our multilevel ELLs and ABE readers. Come and discover the important relationship between metacognition and reading comprehension, and take home strategies and materials to use in your program or classroom immediately. Help your learners to take charge of their own comprehension and motivation and to do the BIG THINKING necessary to become more effective readers.
Friday, 4/24 10:45am-12:00pm- L3 Mineral Hall A
If You Build It, Will They Stay? Retention is a critical component in literacy programs. When should retention planning start? What does a successful retention plan look like? Join this interactive discussion and explore tips and strategies that can be easily integrated into your program.
Friday, 4/24 1:45pm-3:00pm- L3 Mineral Hall G
Computer Familiarity and Knowledge Among Adults Who Have Difficulty Reading: Results from a study which investigated the computer habits and knowledge of adults who read between the 3rd and 8th grade levels will be shared. Preliminary findings indicated that, while 52% report that they use computers daily, more than 50% could not correctly answer questions related to basic computer use. Participants will learn how to assess digital literacy and computer familiarity.
Friday, 4/24 3:15pm-4:30pm- L3 Mineral Hall D
How We Teach: Explicit Instruction and Strategies: How We Teach: A FUN, interactive workshop that focuses on the effective teaching practice of explicit instruction. Participants will engage in numerous hands-on "I Do, We Do, You Do" activities.
Friday, 4/24 3:15pm-4:30pm- L3 Mineral Hall G
Introduction to 7 Essential Life Skills: Mind in the Making is valuable resource on the seven essential life skills. This session will introduce you to the executive functions and the seven essential life skills: focus and self control, perspective taking, communicating, making connections, critical thinking, taking on challenges and self-directed, engaged learning.
Friday, 4/24 3:15pm-4:30pm- L3 Centennial Ballroom G
Sustained Silent Reading and Teacher Read-Aloud: Research and Applications for Adult Education: Explore the theory and research related to incorporating SSR (Sustained Silent Reading) and Teacher Read-Aloud in adult education classrooms. As a result of the session, participants will (1) gain background in research on SSR and Teacher Read-Aloud in both K-12 and postsecondary levels; (2) learn about two recent studies conducted by the presenter on SSR and Teacher Read-Aloud; and (3) learn how to incorporate SSR and Teacher Read-Aloud, in whole or part, in their own departments or classrooms.
Enjoy! Leecy
Leecy Wise
LINCS Moderator
Writing and Literacy Community
Diversity and Learning Community