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TABE Forms 7 & 8 Discontinued
As of March 31, 2008, you will no longer be able to purchase TABE Forms 7 & 8 products from CTB/McGraw-Hill. Also, the National Reporting System will no longer accept data entered for TABE Forms 7 & 8 after June 30, 2008. As a result of this, the Resource Center will no longer offer training on TABE Forms 7 & 8 after June 2, 2008 and no certificates for TABE Forms 7 & 8 will be issued after June 30, 2008.
This article continues... »2007 TABE Pricing
The 2007 price list is now available from McGraw-Hill/Contemporary for TABE 9 and 10. Contact Mary McDowell for more information.
Measuring Gains in Adult Literacy
There has been an interesting discussion regarding this subject on the NLA Discussion List. Do you believe that when to test, how often, and what type of testing are some of our greatest concerns in Adult Literacy in terms of policy and practice?
Marie Cora has compiled the discussion in a user-friendly Word document.
Draft Content Standards Released
Draft Content Standards for GED and ESOL were introduced to the field at the Program Managers meeting October 4th. These standards were developed by experienced practitioners from around the state and experts in each content area. The standards were piloted by GED and ESOL teachers, reviewed by experts and the GED standards have gone through a rewrite process.
You can download the standards in word or PDF format from Polilogue. If you are not a member of Polilogue, email Debbie Bergtholdt.
Elizabeth Hawa, the director of the state Department of Adult Education and Literacy has asked programs to review the standards and use them to guide their instruction. A discussion board will be set up on Polilogue so instructors and program managers can make comments about the standards and specific items that work/don't work in their programs.
Watch here for news about GED content standards study circles. There is also training being developed for both GED and ESOL content standards that will be delivered after the first of the year.
Vendor Contact Information
When you need assessment product information for GED and ABE, the Virginia vendors listed here can assist you. They look forward to your phone calls and emails.
Steck Vaughn - Paula Crawford, Ed. D.
Harcourt Achieve, Steck-Vaughn
NC & South/Central VA - Adult & Secondary Representative
800-782-2512 ext. 333-6023 voice mail
434-572-3292 office
434-572-3608 fax
paula.crawford@harcourt.com
Contemporary - Mary McDowell
McGraw Hill/Contemporary
Sales Representative - DC, DE, MD, VA, WV
800-621-1918 ext. 3631 voice mail
202-397-8963 office
mary_mcdowell@mcgraw-hill.com
202-397-8963
TABE - Lynn Hunley
CTB McGraw-Hill
Senior Evaluation Consultant
704-896-1778 Office
704-896-1779 Fax
lhunley@ctb.com