by Marcel Negrete | Sep 20, 2017 | English Forward, English Forward Blog
Next week some of the Literacy Coalition staff, including Justin DeBrosse, Director of Instructional Quality and English Forward Master Trainer, will be attending the 2017 ProLiteracy Conference in Minneapolis. We’ll be looking for presentations on ESL, instructor...
by Marcel Negrete | Aug 18, 2017 | English Forward, English Forward Blog, Teaching Tips
The Literacy Information and Communication System (LINCS) contains a massive suite of professional development and other resources to support adult education across the country. One great resource is the “ESL Pro Resource Collection”, a collection of learning modules...
by Marcel Negrete | Aug 18, 2017 | English Forward, English Forward Blog
This month brings the start of the program year for the Texas Family Literacy AmeriCorps program, another program here at the Literacy Coalition of Central Texas. Through our AmeriCorps program, we’re able to place 9 AmeriCorps members teaching ESL at 7 different...
by Marcel Negrete | Jul 31, 2017 | English Forward, English Forward Blog, Teaching Tips
A new school year is right around the corner! Is that a collective sigh we hear from parents? As families prepare to send their young ones to school, and your English learners prepare for fall classes, we’d like to share some lessons that promote language ability for...
by Marcel Negrete | Jul 26, 2017 | English Forward, English Forward Blog, Teaching Tips
English Forward emphasizes communication and interaction using the English language. English Forward lessons contain activities meant to provide the real world-context and authentic interaction that students need to be comfortable using English in everyday life, work,...
by Marcel Negrete | Jul 11, 2017 | English Forward, English Forward Blog
With the advent of WIOA, many ESL programs are searching for workforce readiness resources to incorporate into their classes. For the last two years, The Literacy Coalition of Central Texas has used Integrating Career Awareness, a free curriculum from National College...
