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Download full textADKINS, WINTHROP R.; ROSENBERG, SIDNEY – 1967
THIS REPORT OUTLINES A DEMONSTRATION-RESEARCH TRAINING PROGRAM FOR 600 DISADVANTAGED 17- 21-YEAR-OLD OUT-OF-SCHOOL, UNEMPLOYED, OR UNDEREMPLOYED MALES FROM THE PREDOMINANTLY NEGRO BEDFORD-STUYVESANT AREA OF BROOKLYN, NEW YORK. FUNDED JOINTLY BY THE OFFICE OF EDUCATION, THE OFFICE OF ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY, AND THE DEPARTMENT OF LABOR, THE PROGRAM…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Attitude Change, Behavior Change, Counseling Instructional Programs
Education Center for Chinese, San Francisco, CA. – 1972
The Asian Newcomer Parent Program (ANPP), an experimental project initiated by the Education Center for Chinese (ECC) in 1971, was intended to provide newly immigrated parents some of the same opportunities as their children to learn English, to understand American mores and lifestyles, and to transcend some of the cultural and communication…
Descriptors: Adult Programs, Annual Reports, Asian Americans, Audiolingual Methods
Wisconsin State Dept. of Public Instruction, Madison. Div. for Handicapped Children. – 1975
Presented is a curriculum guide for teaching basic life skills to students with exceptional educational needs (primarily the moderately to severely retarded). Separate sections deal with the following persisting life needs: communicating ideas, understanding one's self and getting along with others, traveling and moving about, adapting and…
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Curriculum Guides, Daily Living Skills, Exceptional Child Education
Joiner, Lee M. – 1974
An adult basic education (ABE) program for mentally retarded young adults between the ages of 14 and 26 years, Project Evolve can provide education agencies for educationally handicapped children with detailed information concerning an innovative program. The manual format was developed through interviews with professional educators concerning the…
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Administrator Guides, Adult Basic Education, Basic Skills
Washington State Coordinating Council for Occupational Education, Olympia. – 1974
The teacher-developed guide attempts to establish a student-centered learning environment for the development of languaging capabilities through information and insights for students about themselves and the world of work. The flexibly arranged materials can be used as a one-semester course or as separate objectives and units within existing…
Descriptors: Career Awareness, Career Education, Communication Skills, Consumer Education
Burton, Rosemarie A.; And Others – 1976
Intended for teacher use, the manual provides for the assessment and training of severely multiply handicapped deaf-blind students with sections on self help, motor development, and sensory stimulation training. Included for each skill are an individual rating scale for periodic assessments, a task analysis, and an actual teaching procedure. Found…
Descriptors: Auditory Training, Check Lists, Clothing, Daily Living Skills
Johnston, Betty – 2002
A project that focused on how the field of adult numeracy education had been shaped in Australia over the last 20 years sought answers to these research questions: (1) What does the past tell about adult literacy and numeracy policy, provision, and research? (2) Are Australians numerate? (3) What sort of numeracy activities do Australians engage…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Educators, Adult Literacy, Basic Skills
Goldstein, Jeren; Walford, Sylvia – 1999
This teacher's guide and student workbook are part of a series of supplementary curriculum packages presenting alternative methods and activities designed to meet the needs of Florida secondary students with mild disabilities or other special learning needs. The Life Management Skills PASS (Parallel Alternative Strategies for Students) teacher's…
Descriptors: Consumer Education, Coping, Daily Living Skills, Drug Use
Finn, Peter – 1997
The Orange County, Florida, Corrections Division provides unusually intensive educational and vocational programs to most inmates in its 3,300-bed jail. A staff of 70 full-time instructors provide the following services: adult basic education, preparation for the general equivalency diploma, vocational training, life skills development, women's…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Correctional Education, Daily Living Skills, Educational Practices
Utah State Office of Education, Salt Lake City. – 1997
This curriculum, part of a coordinated exploratory vocational core program, is an activity-oriented instructional course that enables students in grades 6-7 to explore careers and skills related to consumer and occupational roles. The curriculum consists of five units: (1) independent living skills; (2) families; (3) child care; (4) textiles…
Descriptors: Behavioral Objectives, Career Exploration, Child Rearing, Clothing Instruction
Nishi, Jean; Sison, Verna – 1995
This manual is designed to assist English-as-a-Second-Language (ESL) teachers in adult basic education programs in assessing and documenting student progress. It is organized into five sections according to skill areas: reading; writing; speaking; listening; and computation. Each section includes a list of core competencies, a list of assessment…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Classroom Techniques, Community Colleges, Computation
Raymond, Margaret; Belanger, Joe – 2000
During a 1-year period, a study investigated the contributions made by 3 literacy-based supports (support circles, cognitive compensatory tools, and cognitive enhancement tools) to the lives of 5 young adults, aged 16-34, with FAS/FAE (Fetal Alcohol Syndrome/Fetal Alcohol Effects). Four of the five subjects had IQs (intelligence quotients) above…
Descriptors: Adaptive Behavior (of Disabled), Adults, Community Based Instruction (Disabilities), Coping
Florida State Dept. of Education, Tallahassee. Bureau of Instructional Support and Community Services. – 1999
This document presents the full revised course descriptions for Florida exceptional student education in grades 6-8. Courses incorporate the Florida standards for a special diploma. Requirements include a list of related benchmarks from the state standards for each level of functioning: independent, supported, and participatory. Introductory…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Basic Skills, Career Education, Competency Based Education
Bergman, Terri – 1997
A study of the skill priorities of Connecticut's adult education stakeholders asked 838 business and industry providers, 4,846 learners, 774 instructional service providers, and 753 state agencies and public service providers to rate how critical 55 competencies are to an adult's ability to function in society and the workplace. The competency…
Descriptors: Accountability, Adult Basic Education, Adult Educators, Adult Students
Walford, Sylvia B.; Thomas, Portia R. – 1999
This teacher's guide and student guide are designed to accompany a consumer mathematics textbook that contains supplemental readings, activities, and methods adapted for secondary students who have disabilities and other students with diverse learning needs. The materials are designed to help these students succeed in regular education content…
Descriptors: Academic Accommodations (Disabilities), Academic Standards, Consumer Education, Curriculum
