Take on the Challenge: A Source Book from the Women, Violence, and Adult Education Project
Written, edited, and compiled by Elizabeth Morrish, Jenny Horsman, and Judy Hofer. (2002). Boston: World Education.
This collection of ideas and activities addresses the impact of violence on women’s learning in adult basic education and is intended primarily for teachers. The sourcebook is one of the results of a three-year project involving six ABE programs in New England where violence in ABE was explored.

Free download of PDF version at: www.worlded.org/docs/TakeOnTheChallenge.pdf
To order a hard copy, contact Sabrina Kurtz-Rossi: skurtz@worlded.org

Reading and Adult English Language Learners: A Review of the Research
Miriam Burt, Joy Kreef Payton, and Rebecca Adams. (2003). Washington, DC: Center for Applied Linguistics, National Center for ESL Literacy Education (NCLE).
This short (43-page) publication summarizes the research on reading for adult English learner s from 1980 to 2000. It discusses the reading process and offers teachers and administrators suggestion for instruction.

Order the free booklet online at: www.cal.org/store

New Resources from NCSALL

Focus on Policy
"The GED and Beyond." Volume 1, Issue 1 (April 2003). Boston: NCSALL.
The premier issue of Focus on Policy was published in April by NCSALL, the National Center for the Study of Adult Language and Literacy. The purpose of this new companion publication to NCSALL’s Focus on Basics is to synthesize research findings and highlight policy implications of these findings. The first issue focuses on GED.

Creating Authentic Materials and Activities for the Adult Literacy Classroom: A Handbook for Practitioners.
Erik Jacobson, Sophie Degener, and Victoria Purcell-Gates. (2003). Boston: NCSALL.
Based on the findings of NCSALL's Literacy Practices of Adult Learners study, this handbook is an introduction to providing literacy instruction based upon the literacy needs and interests learners have outside of the classroom.

Expanding Access to Adult Literacy with Online Distance Education.
Eunice N. Askov, Jerome Johnston, Leslie I. Petty, Shannon J. Young. (2003). Boston: NCSALL.
This monograph examines the potential of online learning to meet the educational needs of adult learners. It identifies a number of issues central to making distance education succeed in adult education.

To access these publications online or to order bound, printed copies please visit the NCSALL Web site at ncsall.gse.harvard.edu or contact Caye Caplan: ccaplan@worlded.org