ERIC Number: ED301702
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 1976
Pages: 111
Abstractor: N/A
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: N/A
EISSN: N/A
Community Resources. Teacher Guidebook and Student Activity Book. Adult Basic Education Project REAL: Relevant Education for Adult Learners.
Edgar, S. Keith
This packet contains both a teacher's guide and a student activity book designed to help adult students locate and use community resources. Both booklets cover the following topics: the public library, Social Security, postal services, use of the telephone and the telephone directory, the newspaper, the Cooperative Extension Service, reference books, directories, and indexes, writing letters and notes, and community assistance. The teacher's guide contains content information and a step-by-step guide to each lesson. It also contains a glossary, a bibliography of community resources materials, a community resources materials grid, and a list of related sources and projects. The student activity book includes information sheets, vocabulary exercises based on the content of the lessons, and activity sheets. A glossary and answer key to the exercises are included. (KC)
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Education, Adult Literacy, Adult Students, Classroom Techniques, Community Resources, Community Services, Daily Living Skills, Definitions, Educational Resources, Extension Education, High School Equivalency Programs, Information Sources, Learning Activities, Learning Modules, Lesson Plans, Letters (Correspondence), Literacy Education, Newspapers, Public Libraries, Reference Materials, Retirement Benefits, Social Services, Teaching Methods, Telephone Usage Instruction, Test Items, Vocabulary
Publication Type: Guides - Classroom - Learner; Guides - Classroom - Teacher
Education Level: N/A
Audience: Students; Teachers; Practitioners
Language: English
Sponsor: Office of Education (DHEW), Washington, DC.
Authoring Institution: Warren City Schools, OH.
Identifiers - Laws, Policies, & Programs: Social Security
Grant or Contract Numbers: N/A