RESOURCES
This is a list of curriculum materials and resources for an ABE-to-College
Transition Program.
The material is divided into several categories: Resources on Teaching,
Resources on Counseling and Career Exploration, Resources on Research, and Materials for Classroom
Use.
In some cases the author and the publisher have been included. ALL of
these titles except for some of the Math resources are available through
Amazon.com or BN.com and they can be ordered on-line.
A * denotes that the book is currently being used in courses and
is highly recommended by teachers.
In addition to the resources listed, the NCTN has launched a new adult-focused college planning website. This site can be used in the classroom or independently by the student. Please visit: http://www.collegeforadults.org
Resources on Teaching
This is material that supports the practitioner in methodological
practices, curriculum development, and assessment.
ABE-to-College Transitions and the ELA Framework: Extending the Continuum
Authors: Jessica Spohn and Cynthia Zafft
Publisher: SABES, World Education, Inc.
The entire Field Notes issue on Curriculum Frameworks is available at http://www.sabes.org/resources/publications/fieldnotes/vol15/f154spohn.htm.
About Teaching Mathematics
Author: Marilyn Burns
Publisher: Math Solutions Publications
Assessment in Practice, Putting Principles to Work on College Campuses
Publisher: Jossey-Bass Publishers
*Curriculum Essentials: A Resource for Educators
Author: Jon Wiles
Publisher: Allyn and Bacon
Diversity and Motivation, Culturally Responsive Teaching
Authors: Margery Ginsberg and Raymond Wlodkowski
Publisher: Jossey-Bass Publishers
Relating to Graphs in Introductory Algebra, Mathematics Teacher,
Volume 87, Number 6,
Publisher: National Council of Teachers of Mathematics
Standards for Success
http://www.s4s.org/
Resources on Counseling and Career
Exploration
These are books, web-sites, and publications that deal specifically
with counseling issues.
*Becoming a Master Student
Author: David Ellis
http://college.hmco.com/collegesurvival/ellis/
master_student/10e/students/resources_index.html
Read a practitioner's review...
*Discover What You're Really Best
At: The National Career Aptitude System and Career
Directory
Author: Linda Gale
*I Could Do Anything if I Only Knew What It Was
Authors: Barbara Sher and Barbara Smith
*It's Only Too Late If You Don't Start Now
Authors: Barbara Sher and Barbara Smith
*Wishcraft: How to get What you Really Want
Authors: Barbara Sher and Barbara Smith
Resources on Research
National Center for the Study of Adult Learning and Literacy
http://www.gse.harvard.edu/~ncsall/
Materials for Classroom Use
Below are books, textbooks, publications, and Web sites that can be
used with your students. These are organized into the broad groups of
Math, Reading and Writing, Study Skills and Survival Skills. The following
titles can be used as a resource for teachers but are also excellent books
for students to read.
Math:
*Algebra: An Introductory Course
Author: Morris Bramson
Highly recommend by teachers.
Arithmetic and Algebra Again
Authors: Jean Burr Smith and Brita Immerut
*The Book for Math Empowerment
Author: Sandra Manigault
Rethinking the subject of Mathematics.
A Collection of Math Lessons From Grades 6-8
Authors: Marilyn Burns and Cathy Humphries
Publisher: Math Solutions Publications, Cuisennarie Publications, White
Plains, New York
*Key to Algebra
Publisher: Key Curriculum Press
The Mathscape Series: Seeing and Thinking Mathematically
Publisher: Creative Publications, Mountain View California
*NTC Improving Basic Skills
Authors: Jerry Reynolds and Marion Street.
Math Online Resources
Adult Numeracy Network (ANN)
http://www.literacynet.org/ann/
American Mathematical Association of Two-Year Colleges (AMATYC)
http://www.amatyc.org
Mathematics Across the Community College Curriculum sponsored by AMATYC
http://www.mac3.amatyc.org/
Weekly math brain teasers:
http://www.eduplace.com/math/brain
Interactive Math skills practice:
http://www.scienceacademy.com/BI/index.html
Puzzles requiring higher order thinking:
http://www.aimsedu.org/puzzle/puzzlelist.html
Reading:
Almost A Woman
Author: Esmeraldo Santiago
America's Dream
Author: Esmeraldo Santiago
*Evergreen with Readings: A Guide to Writing
Authors: Susan Fawcett and Alan Sandberg
Lives on the Boundary: A Moving Account of the Struggles and Achievements
of America's Underclass
Author: Mike Rose
Lives on the Boundary: A Moving Account of the Struggles and Achievements
of America's Under-prepared
Author: Mike Rose
*Reader's Corner
Author: Carol Kanar
Read a practitioner's review...
*Selections from the Black (College Reading Skills)
Publisher: Spargo
Tuesdays with Morrie
Author: Mitch Albom
An old man, a young man, and life's greatest lesson.
When I was Puerto Rican
Author: Esmeraldo Santiago
Writing:
*Integrating College Study Skills
Author: Peter Elias
Highly recommended by teachers
The Longman Academic Writing Series:
- First Steps in Academic Writing
- Introduction to Academic Writing
- Writing Academic English
Principles of Writing a Great Persuasive Speech
From The Challenge of Effective Speaking
Author: Rudolph Verderber
http://158.91.55.1/~jeanar/Rock_files/persuasion.organ.htm
*Strategies for College Writing-Sentences, Paragraphs, Essays
Authors: Jeanette Harris and Ann Moseley
Highly recommended by teachers.
Writing to Learn
Author: William Zinsser
College Survival Skills:
Contemporary's Word Power
- Spelling and Vocabulary in Context
- Advanced One and Two
*Your College Experience
Authors: John Gardner and Jerome Jeweler
The Cornell Note-taking System
PC Skills
Computer Skills Self-Assessment *pdf
Authors: CLC/Bridge Program, Cambridge, MA
Resources on Research
National Center for the Study of Adult Learning and Literacy
http://www.gse.harvard.edu/~ncsall/
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