Mastering life skills such as financial management, career development, cooking, and self-care is important for young and emerging adults as well as older patrons. This book guides libraries towards providing programs and activities that help their users expand these life skills and accomplish their goals. Between making financial decisions,…

If a child has been identified as needing early intervention services, parents may have questions about what that means for their child and for the family. This guide will help them understand the Individual Family Service Plan (IFSP) and how it will help their child's development. The IFSP is a document that is used when providing early…

States across the country have begun to take strides to implement policies that support a new, student-centered vision for learning, several of which are highlighted in this resource. However, we recognize that many states still need additional supports and resources to enable all communities to realize the promise of student-centered learning.…

This program is designed to help adolescents make responsible choices, take control of their lives, and learn their true interests. The ultimate goal of the program is to make the participant more employable and to direct thinking toward building a personal resume. The program is divided into 14 weekly sessions. Some parts require the student to…

This guide to the basic literature on self sufficient living presents current selection tools for use by public librarians. Sections are narrative and describe a newspaper, a magazine, a specialized publishing company, out-of-print sources, government publications, a specialized lending library, and miscellaneous publications. (KP)

Life Skills are problem-solving behaviors appropriately and responsibly used in the management of one's life. This manual consists of a set of learning experiences designed to help adolescents (between the ages of 15 and 19 years) learn the Life Skills that they may find useful in coping with daily situations. The materials in this manual are…

Intended for guidance and special education professionals, the handbook provides guidelines for teaching job application, interview, and daily living skills. Outlined steps cover 25 areas which include the following: locating jobs, information about employer, interviewing for a job, grooming and appearance, reporting to work, asking for help, and…

Farm and home visits are an essential part of extension education. The U. S. Department of Agriculture has provided these guidelines for extension and village workers for implementing a successful extension workers program. The topics covered are: (1) the reasons for the visit, (2) types of visit (public relations, service, teaching, organization,…

Designed for use with "A Curriculum Guide for the Mid-Alabama Adult and Vocational Education Demonstration Center," this booklet contains material intended for graduate students and administrators who are engaged in the preparation, teaching, and/or who are conducting research in Adult Basic Education. The document is divided into three…

This workbook was written for older Americans considering various living arrangements as they get older. It is designed to encourage older adults to take an active role in making decisions about their housing arrangements. An introductory checklist helps readers assess what aspects of housing are most important to them. Other sections explore ways…

A number of important issues must be addressed during the process of graduation competency identification. Each school system must determine what it means by the term competency before identifying a set of graduation requirements. Graduation competencies may emphasize school subject skills, basic skills, or skills needed in everyday life. Life…

This learning package on consumerism is intended for use by instructors in adult consumer-homemaking programs. (The target population for these programs is generally adults in socioeconomically disadvantaged innercity and rural areas.) Four units are included: Stretching Your Money, How to Be a Wise Consumer, Door-to-Door Salesman, and What to…

This workbook and the accompanying instructor's guide, three audio tape cassettes, and script for the audio tape comprise the Adult Basic Education Level I (grade 1.5) package on the metric system. The workbook's six sections follow a problem solving approach and present measurement activities similar to those involved in daily activities (i.e.,…

The six sections of this audio tape script and accompanying audio tapes correspond to a student workbook, all of which comprise, along with an instructor's guide, the Adult Basic Education (ABE) Level I (grade 1.5) package on the metric system, designed to provide the ABE student with skill in using the metric system, particularly in relation to…

The text describes an approach to career education for handicapped children developed by Project PRICE (Programing the Retarded in Career Education) which encompasses 22 student competencies in three primary categories (daily living skills, occupational guidance and preparation, and personal-social skills). The bulk of the document is composed of…