Some of you may be familiar with Shelley Hale’s work. She landed on the scene as the author of At the River and Other Stories for Adult Emergent Readers. As described on her website, At the River and Other Stories gives students the opportunity to acquire basic literacy skills in English. Phonics exercises provide direct instruction in letter sounds, letter formation and blending.
Read MoreThe Pathway to Literacy team in Indianapolis, Indiana, USA is pleased to announce a boost for LESLLA learners in our city. Lilly Endowment, Inc. has awarded grant funds for projects in Indianapolis leading toward economic self-sufficiency. 28 Indianapolis-based organizations received Enhancing Opportunity grants, including the Immigrant Welcome Center, which received a grant of $1,054,675 to support the Building English Literacy and Learning (BELL) Project.
Read MoreGoed kunnen lezen en schrijven is enorm belangrijk in onze maatschappij, maar krijgt in de pilots voor de Z-route nauwelijks aandacht. Inburgeren zonder lezen en schrijven? De leden van de Expertisegroep ontwikkelden daarom samen met de werkgroep Alfabetisering NT2 van de BVNT2 een advies dat zij aanbieden aan beleidsmakers en uitvoerders.
A group of concerned Dutch LESLLA experts wrote a recommendation for policy makers about the position of LESLLA learners under the new Dutch Civic Integration Law that will become effective in 2022.
Read MoreOn behalf of the organizers of the ESREA (European Society of Research on the Education of Adults) conference held in Belgrade, Serbia during Sept. 2019, we would like to share this important and powerful manifesto on adult education.
The following is a translation of the “Kritisches Manifest der Erwachsenenbildung”. Several partners helped to translate and refine this Manifesto.
Read MoreWe are so excited to announce that the 16th Annual LESLLA Symposium will be held in Malmö, Sweden. Our host will be Hyllie Park Folkhögskola.
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