Adult Literacy
Think Aloud - A Reading Comprehension Technique - this technique utilizes strategies to help students understand what they are reading.
- Six Steps for Using the Think Aloud Technique (PDF) Download
- The Think Aloud Technique - Episode 1 - Introduction - Download
- The Think Aloud Technique - Episode 2 - Modeling the Think Aloud Technique - Download
- The Think Aloud Technique - Episode 3 - Integrating the Think Aloud Technique - Download
- Think Aloud Script (PDF) Download
Guided Repeated Oral Reading - this broad category of classroom activities is focused on improving reading fluency.
- The Guided Repeated Oral Reading Podcast - Episode 1 - Download
Using Authentic Materials in ABE and ESL Programs: Research and Implications for Instructional Practice - a three-part conversation with Dr. Erik Jacobson about what research has to say about the use of authentic materials and activities in the adult literacy classroom. Dr. Jacobson is an Assistant Professor at Montclair State University in the Early Childhood, Elementary Education and Literacy Education Department.
- Episode 1: The Value of Authentic Materials - What makes a teaching activity "authentic" and what does use of authentic materials bring to your instruction? (8 minutes) Download
- Episode 2: The Research Basis - What does research say about using authentic materials in instruction? (9 minutes) Download
- Episode 3: Implications for Instructional Practice - How can you incorporate authentic materials and activities into your instruction with adult basic education and English-language learners? (11 minutes) Download
English-as-a-Second-Language
The Experience of an ESL Tutor - An interview with Rudy Murillo, an ESL manager at LIFT (Literacy Instruction for Texas) in Dallas, Texas.
- Episode 1: Volunteering in ESL - what it's like to work with ESL students, how programs prepare volunteers, and the impact volunteers make in these programs. (7 minutes) Download
- Episode 2: The Needs, Challenges and the Benefits of Being an ESL Volunteer- how volunteers make a real contribution to their communities and to the individuals learning to listen, speak, read and write in English. (5 Minutes) Download
For Parents of Preschoolers Talking About Stories
Episode 1: The Very Hungry Caterpillar - Download
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Episode 2: Owl Moon - Download
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Episode 3: The Little Engine That Could - Download
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Episode 4: Good Night, Gorilla - Download
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Episode 5: Chicka Chicka Boom Boom - Download
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Episode 6: Miss Bindergarten Gets Ready for Kindergarten - Download
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Episode 7: The Little Red Hen - Download
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Episode 8: Alphabet Under Construction - Download
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Episode 9: I Wanna Iguana - Download
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For Parents of Elementary School-Age Children Helping Your Child Build Vocabulary
Episode 1: Tell Me the Meaning - Download
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Episode 2: I'm Thinking of a Word - Download
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Episode 3: Tell Me a Story - Download
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For Parents of Elementary School-Age Children Helping Your Child Build Fluency
Episode 1: What Is Fluency? - Download
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Episode 2: Repeated Reading - Download
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Episode 3: Echo Reading - Download
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