Adult Literacy

Think Aloud - A Reading Comprehension Technique - this technique utilizes strategies to help students understand what they are reading.

• Six Steps for Using the Think Aloud Technique (PDF) Download [1]
• The Think Aloud Technique - Episode 1 - Introduction - Download [2]
• The Think Aloud Technique - Episode 2 - Modeling the Think Aloud Technique - Download [3]
• The Think Aloud Technique - Episode 3 - Integrating the Think Aloud Technique - Download [4]
• Think Aloud Script (PDF) Download [5]

Guided Repeated Oral Reading - this broad category of classroom activities is focused on improving reading fluency.

• The Guided Repeated Oral Reading Podcast - Episode 1 - Download [6]

Using Authentic Materials in ABE and ESL Programs: Research and Implications for Instructional Practice - a three-part conversation with Dr. Erik Jacobson about what research has to say about the use of authentic materials and activities in the adult literacy classroom. Dr. Jacobson is an Assistant Professor at Montclair State University in the Early Childhood, Elementary Education and Literacy Education Department.

• Episode 1: The Value of Authentic Materials - What makes a teaching activity "authentic" and what does use of authentic materials bring to your instruction? (8 minutes) Download [7]
• Episode 2: The Research Basis - What does research say about using authentic materials in instruction? (9 minutes) Download [8]
• Episode 3: Implications for Instructional Practice - How can you incorporate authentic materials and activities into your instruction with adult basic education and English-language learners? (11 minutes) Download [9]

English-as-a-Second-Language

The Experience of an ESL Tutor - An interview with Rudy Murillo, an ESL manager at LIFT (Literacy Instruction for Texas) in Dallas, Texas.

• Episode 1: Volunteering in ESL - what it's like to work with ESL students, how programs prepare volunteers, and the impact volunteers make in these programs. (7 minutes) Download [10]
• Episode 2: The Needs, Challenges and the Benefits of Being an ESL Volunteer- how volunteers make a real contribution to their communities and to the individuals learning to listen, speak, read and write in English. (5 Minutes) Download [11]

For Parents of Preschoolers ... Talking About Stories

Episode 1: The Very Hungry Caterpillar - Download [12]
To download the podcast text in PDF, click here [13]

Episode 2: Owl Moon - Download [14]
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Episode 3: The Little Engine That Could - Download [16]
To download the podcast text in PDF, click here [17]

Episode 4: Good Night, Gorilla - Download
[18] To download the podcast text in PDF, click here [19]

Episode 5: Chicka Chicka Boom Boom - Download
[20] To download the podcast text in PDF, click here [21]

Episode 6: Miss Bindergarten Gets Ready for Kindergarten - Download
[22] To download the podcast text in PDF, click here [23]

Episode 7: The Little Red Hen - Download [24]
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Episode 8: Alphabet Under Construction - Download [26]
To download the podcast text in PDF, click here [27]

Episode 9: I Wanna Iguana - Download [28]
To download the podcast text in PDF, click here [29]

For Parents of Elementary School-Age Children ... Helping Your Child Build Vocabulary

Episode 1: Tell Me the Meaning - Download
[30] To download the podcast text in PDF, click here [31]

Episode 2: I'm Thinking of a Word - Download [32]
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Episode 3: Tell Me a Story - Download [34]
To download the podcast text in PDF, click here [35]

For Parents of Elementary School-Age Children ... Helping Your Child Build Fluency

Episode 1: What Is Fluency? - Download [36]
To download the podcast text in PDF, click here [37]

Episode 2: Repeated Reading - Download [38]
To download the podcast text in PDF, click here [39]

Episode 3: Echo Reading - Download [40]
To download the podcast text in PDF, click here [41]