The 1993 National Adult Literacy Survey determined that 21-23% of Americans demonstrated skills at the lowest of five skills levels in prose, document and quantitative proficiencies. Another 25-28% demonstrated skills at the next level. The diversity of the needs and characteristics of these adults calls for an approach to instruction that is tailored to meet individual needs and considers strengths as well as weaknesses.
Education L530: Teaching Adults to Read uses a collaborative approach to address topics in adult literacy such as determining characteristics and needs of adult learners, setting goals and planning assessment, and selection of strategies and resources. Collaborative tasks will include joint problem solving and peer feedback through asynchronous conferencing. In addition, each student will have the opportunity to focus on a self-selected program area in the field of adult literacy for individual study.
In addition to materials found on the web, purchased materials for Spring 2001 include the following:
To order these materials, call TIS Bookstore at 1-800-238-1229 or 812-332-3306, extension 251, or send an email to bookmark@tisbook.com. If you are in Bloomington, you can purchase the books at TIS Bookstore, 1302 East Third Stret, Bloomington, IN 47401.
This course is an introduction to some of the considerations in developing adult literacy instruction and has the following goals:
An integral part of the course is interaction and collaboration with other students to solve course-related problems. To do so, you will participate in online, asynchronous, discussion groups. You will also use e-mail and a variety of other processes for communication and learning.
The next section of this course begins January 13, 2003. The course will be closed to new registrants on January 21, 2003. To register for this course, please use the IU School of Education Distance Education Program Online Registration Forms.
This page last updated December 19, 2002