by Marcel Negrete | Feb 9, 2016 | English Forward, English Forward Blog
Some of the English Forward lessons require access to technology in the classroom. What do you do when you don’t have technology available, though? We’ve discussed how to work around lack of technology in a previous blogpost, but we thought this would be a good...
by Marcel Negrete | Jan 29, 2016 | English Forward, English Forward Blog, Teaching Tips
One question that we are often asked is how to engage shy students and get them to talk. How do we get them to practice English in the classroom, which is the only guaranteed time for them to practice? One great way to do this is to play games in class that require...
by Marcel Negrete | Jan 22, 2016 | English Forward, English Forward Blog
We are very excited that earlier this month Literacy Forward trained 25 instructors using English Forward at Austin Community College from the Adult Education Department. We welcome the ACC staff to the Literacy Forward Web Portal! We’re glad to have you...
by Marcel Negrete | Jan 14, 2016 | English Forward, English Forward Blog, Teaching Tips
How familiar are you with the National Reporting System standards for adult ESL? These standards outline the various levels of proficiency for adult ESL and provides examples of the tasks that students should be able to complete at the various levels. Each literacy...
by Marcel Negrete | Jan 7, 2016 | English Forward, English Forward Blog
Now that you’re preparing for classes to start back up, there are some English Forward Timely Lessons that you might find useful over the next couple of months. Once you’ve logged into the portal, click on Timely Lessons to find lessons on the following topics:...
by Marcel Negrete | Dec 17, 2015 | English Forward, English Forward Blog
Thank you to everyone in the Literacy Forward community, both in Central Texas and across the country, for all of your contributions. We look forward to continuing to support your great work in 2016!
