Spring 2006 ESOL-Focused Progress
The spring 2006 issue of Progress is devoted in a large part to the teaching of ESOL in our adult education programs. We have included articles to help teachers, tutors, and program managers as they seek to improve existing ESOL programs or to develop new ones. With the increased number of low-literacy students in ESOL programs, Larry Condelli's article "What Works: A Preview of AIR's Two-Year Study of ESL Literacy Students",is of great interest to practitioners and very relevant to their instructional practices. Other articles focus on instructing low-level learners, changes made in the educational functioning levels of the NRS, web and print resources for teachers and students including REEPWorld.org, an interactive online program for learning English developed here in Virginia. There is a lot to read and learn about, so check it out!
Note: at the same time take a look at our other publications related to teaching ESOL.