Authentic Context

Review of Adult Learning and Literacy

• The Rise of the Adult Education and Literacy System in the United States: 1600-2000
  Thomas G. Sticht (2002) (Annual Review, Volume 3: Chapter 2)
• Making Sense of Critical Pedagogy in Adult Literacy Education
  Sophie Degener (2001) (Annual Review, Volume 2, Chapter 2)

Focus on Basics

• Health Literate Doctors and Patients:
  The New York City Health Literacy Fellowship for First Year Medical Students
  Anthony Tassi & Fatima Ashraf
  (FOB, Volume 9, Issue B, September, 2008)
• Literacy Students as Health Advisors
  Barbara Garner
  (FOB, Volume 9, Issue B, September, 2008)
• Take Charge of Your Health:
  A Collaborative Health Literacy Intervention Linking Adult Education and Maternal-Infant Health Care
  Ian M. Bennett, Pamela Pinder, Regina Szesniak, & Jennifer F. Culhane
  (FOB, Volume 9, Issue B, September, 2008)
• Designing Instruction with the Components of Numeracy In Mind
  Lynda Ginsburg
  (FOB, Volume 9, Issue A, May, 2008)
(FOB, Volume 9, Issue A, May, 2008)
• Navigating Healthcare
  Jennie E. Anderson & Rima Rudd (FOB, Volume 8, Issue C, December, 2006)
• Influences on the Reading Practices of Adults in ABE
  Alisa Belzer (FOB, Volume 8, Issue B, May 2006)
• The Community High School of Vermont: An Uncommon High School in An Uncommon Setting
  Tom Woods (FOB, Volume 7, Issue D, August 2005)
• Collaborating with Students to Build Curriculum That Incorporates Real-Life Materials.
  Charissa Ahlstrom (FOB, Volume 6, Issue C, September 2003)
• Developing Adults’ Numerate Thinking: Getting Out From Under the Workbooks.
  Mary Jane Schmitt (FOB, Volume 4, Issue B, September 2000)
• Multi-Cultural Education: Connecting Theory to Practice
  Allison Cumming-McCann (FOB, Volume 6, Issue B, February 2003)
• Numeracy Needs of Adult Literacy Participants—Learners’ Descriptions of Their Numeracy Needs Have a Surprisingly Strong Emotional Component
  Aydin Yucesan Durgunoglu and Banu Oney (FOB, Volume 4, Issue B, September 2000)
• Rediscovering Themselves: Learning to Read for Survival
  Melissa Nieves (FOB, Volume 1, Issue B, May 1997)
• Teaching ESOL Using Word Processing: A Communicative Approach
  Steve Quann and Diana Satin (FOB, Volume 4, Issue C, December 2000)
• Values and Beliefs: The World View Behind Curriculum
  Amy Prevedel (FOB, Volume 6, Issue C, September 2003)
• Yes! A Literacy Program’s Antiracist Journey
  Margery Freeman and Lou Johnson (FOB, Volume 6, Issue B, February 2003)

NCSALL Reports

• Affecting Change in Literacy Practices of Adult Learners: Impact of Two Dimensions of Instruction.
  Victoria Purcell-Gates with Sophie Degener, Erik Jacobson, and Marta Soler (2000) (NCSALL Report #17)
• U.S. Adult Literacy Program Practice: A Typology Across Dimensions of Life-Contextualized/Decontextualized and Dialogic/Monologic
  Victoria Purcell-Gates, Sophie Degener, and Erik Jacobson (1998) (NCSALL Report #2)

NCSALL Occasional Papers

• The Influences of Socail Capital on Lifelong Learning Among Adults Who Did Not Finish High School
  Strawn, C. (2003) (Occasional Paper)

NCSALL Teaching and Training Materials

• Program Administrators' Sourcebook: A Resource on NCSALL’s Research for Adult Education Program Administrators
  Taylor, J., Smith, C., & Bingman, B. with Bott, M., Gass, K., Lay, B., Taylor, D. A., & Tiedeman, K. (December 2005) (Teaching and Training Material)
• Creating Authentic Materials and Activities for the Adult Literacy Classroom
  Erik Jacobson, Sophie Degener, and Victoria Purcell-Gates, (2003) (Teaching and Training Materials)
• Skills for Chronic Disease Management
  Rima Rudd with Lisa Soricone, Maricel Santos, Charlotte Nath, and Janet Smith (2005) (HALL/NCSALL Study Circle+ Guide)
• Skills for Health Care Access and Navigation
  Rima Rudd with Lisa Soricone, Maricel Santos, Emily Zobel, Janet Smith, and Winston Lawrence (2005) (HALL/NCSALL Study Circle+ Guide)
• Teaching and Learning in Authentic Contexts
  (November 2003) (NCSALL Study Circle Guide)
• Overview of Critical Pedagogy
  (November 2005) (Seminar Guide)
• Philosophy of Using Authentic Curriculum
  (January 2006) (Seminar Guide)
• Using Authentic Curriculum and Materials
  (October 2005) (Seminar Guide)
• Building Teacher/Learner Collaborations
  (March 2006) (Seminar Guide)