A Guide to Special Demonstration and Teacher Training Projects: Special Answers for Special Needs. Projects Funded under Section 353 of the Adult Education Act.

Overview & Synopsis

This guide contains descriptions of 187 adult education resources/projects funded under Section 353 of the Adult Education Act. Included in the guide are descriptions of special demonstration projects emphasizing methods for educating adults with various special needs and descriptions of activities designed to train teachers to recognize and serve learning disabled adults who are illiterate or who read at below a fifth-grade level. The descriptions are grouped according to the following categories: adult education program management, adults with disabilities, competency-based adult education, corrections education, English as a second language, evaluation/assessment, family literacy, General Education Development programs, life skills, literacy, older persons, staff development, teacher training, teaching writing, technology, volunteers in adult education, and workplace literacy. Each description includes some or all of the following: project/resource title, project/resource description, source, cost, and ED number for those available from ERIC. ERIC and Division of Adult Education and Literacy (DAEL) Clearinghouse order forms are appended. (MN)