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CAL Solutions Adult ESL: Resources: Digests
WEBIn recent years health literacy has garnered increasing attention in the adult literacy, English as a second language (ESL), and healthcare fields. Recent research findings indicate a correlation between low literacy and poor health in adults and between poor health and difficulties in participating in educational programs (Hohn, 1998).
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CAELA: Tools: For Instructors: Health Literacy
WEBKate Singleton, author of the digest Health Literacy for Adult English Language Learners, ”Picture Stories for Adult ESL Health Literacy” and the Virginia Adult Education Health Literacy Toolkit is a healthcare social worker at Inova Fairfax Hospital, Falls Church, Virginia.. Previously-- when Kate was an adult ESL instructor and coordinator in …
Adult ESL Resources
WEBHealth Literacy Resources for Adult ESL. Health literacy has been gaining increasing attention in the adult literacy, English as a Second Language (ESL), and healthcare fields in recent years. To help professionals working with adult English language learners understand and address health literacy issues, the National Center for ESL Literacy
Health Literacy Resources & Programs for Adult ESL
WEBThe reasons include "poor health interferes with the success of adult learners" (p. 9); "health information and practical skills can be applied directly to adults' lives and incorporated into daily decision-making" (p.10); and "literacy and health goals have a better chance for success when pursued together" (p. 12). The framework stresses
Healthy and Unhealthy Foods SIOP Lesson Plan
WEBTell students they will be looking and listening to see if the caterpillar eats healthy. or unhealthy food. Remind the students of the meanings of these words by asking them to perform the motions for healthy and unhealthy. • Invite students to predict whether or not the caterpillar will eat healthy or unhealthy food.
The Path to Language Justice: A Conversation on the Strategic …
WEBThe Research to Policy Webinar series continues with the latest exciting installment. Over the past two decades, we’ve seen major progress on language access in health care across the country. It’s time to take stock and assess where we are: on the path to language justice or have we simply achieved greater compliance with state
Mental Health and the Adult Refugee: The Role of the ESL Teacher
WEBThe ESL classroom is a safe place where students can improve their English and learn about U.S. culture"both of which can serve as tools for enhancing mental health. References Adkins, M.A., Birman, D., & Sample, B. (1999). Cultural adjustment, mental health, and ESL: The refugee experience, the role of the teacher, and ESL activities.
CAELA: ESL Resources
WEBAdult ESL Resources. CAELA staff, as well as colleagues at the Center for Applied Linguistics and in the field have developed a variety of resources on topics of interest to adult ESL practitioners. These resources include bibliographies, books, briefs, online resource collections, digests and Q & As, and Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs).
Trauma and the Adult English Language Learner
WEBNeither do teachers necessarily need to know who among their learners has experienced abuse. However, educators should understand that certain topics generally discussed in adult ESL classes (e.g., family and health) can cause learner discomfort because of past and present abuse (Horsman, 2000).
Incorporating the Review and Assessment SIOP Component …
WEBComponent into an Adult Ed Health Activity . Course: Nursing Assistant Content concept: Categorization of illnesses Content objective: Students will be able to differentiate among acute, chronic, and terminal illnesses . Language objective: Students will be able to use orally describe the differences among acute, chronic,
CAELA: ESL Resources: Digests
WEBCAELA Digests and Q&As. CAELA's publications provide information about literacy education for adults learning English as a second language (ESL). Digests and Q&As address such topics as assessment and evaluation, professional development, improving language skills, ESL methods and approaches, program design, and workplace and …
III-C. Effective Lesson Planning for Adult English Language …
WEBEffective Lesson Planning for Adult English Language Learners III-C-5 Trainer Guide The CAELA Guide for Adult ESL Trainers Workshop objectives for participants: At the end of this workshop, participants will be able to
Working With Literacy-Level Adult English Language Learners
WEBFor example, a trip to the health clinic includes reading and filling out health forms, explaining symptoms, and understanding the doctor's response. Furthermore, research suggests that for beginning readers of a second language, oral proficiency in the target language is key to developing reading ability (Burt, Peyton, & Adams, 2003).
CAELA: ESL Resources: Collections
WEBThe guide is divided into two sections: The first section is a review of the theory and research on adult learning, including factors that affect learning, such as language background, expectation, gender, learning styles and modes, age and health, and education background; the characteristics and needs of literate and nonliterate learners; …
CAELA: Tools: For Instructors: Cultural Understanding
WEBCultural Understanding. There are many resources available to help adult ESL instructors and other understand about appropriate and effective ways to work with diverse learners in their classes and programs. Some resources below offer ideas, approaches, and techniques for working with multicultural and multilingual groups or specific groups
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