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Temple University Center for Research
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Who
Should Access the Provider Database?
This network is designed to serve adult literacy and social
service providers, the educational community,
and individuals who may
need to advise and refer potential students for basic
or ongoing training in
literacy, technology, and
job skills.
Smaller-scale providers can interface with others to
complement programs, share facilities and resources, or
refer students with special needs.
Current adult education students can find the program most
suited to his or her needs and
schedule.
Industry and workplace literacy programs as well
as those in public education can network with other
trainers, exchanging ideas for curriculum and materials.
Social service caseworkers and rehabilitation agencies can
assist their clients in locating a program suitable for
their requirements..
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Different Needs, Different Programs
There are significantly differing needs among adult learners
as well as marked differences among the programs available
to address these deficiencies, which can be summarized as
follows:
I. Literacy, including cultural enrichment and personal
development
Adult
Basic Education (ABE, below 6th grade reading level)
General
Education Development (GED) Preparation (high school
equivalency)
Pre-GED
(6th to 8th grade reading level)
English
as a Second Language (ESL)
II. Workplace skills
Ongoing
basic training in employment, reading, writing, mathematics,
and life skills
Upgrading
technology skills
Table 1 shows the distribution of these programs in the
mid-Atlantic region. The variety of program locations
available to adult students through the network is also
extensive: Public schools, volunteer tutors (libraries,
churches, community centers), workplace literacy programs,
university programs, community colleges, independent
literacy centers and projects, prison literacy programs, and
family literacy projects. Forty-six percent have daytime and
42% have evening options, and 30% percent of the programs
engage multi-lingual instructors or tutors.
MAR*TEC will continue to add links to the adult literacy
home page and to update and expand the Provider Directory in
order to achieve the goal of "one-stop shopping" for the
mid-Atlantic region.
Reference
National Institute for Literacy. (n.d.). Retreived
Supplement 2002, from
http://www.nifl.gov
National Literacy Act of 1991, Pub. L. No.102-73, 105 Stat.
333 (1991). Retrieved September 2002, from
http://www.nifl.gov/public-law.html .
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