This document outlines the stages, steps, and standards that “navigators” (coaches, advisors) may follow in helping individuals strengthen their preparation for college and, subsequently, a career. Numerous short rubrics are included.
Program Support PD Center: All Resources, Research and Curriculum
Website
This website provides a vast array of resources -- websites, fact sheets, guides -- for disabled persons, including resources for their families, teachers, and health care providers. Topics covered include communication, housing, mobility, web accessibility, and beyond. Options for borrowing and...
Document, Website
This set comprises two websites and two PDF documents. CareerOneStop – Job Search Help for Ex-Offenders (website): The website provides basic outlines and checklists for exploring careers, finding job training, and identifying job opportunities. CareerOneStop – ReEntry (website): Similar to the...
Webinar
This YouTube channel features a half-dozen webinars focused on coaching skills. The series is directed at people who work with primarily low-income individuals seeking to improve their job prospects, education opportunities, and financial stability.
Document
Drawing from a two-year demonstration project, this report outlines the factors and variables which lead to learner persistence and success in college, including implications for programs and further research.
Document
This resource is a checklist of the steps and stages a program may follow to help learners identify career interests and strengthen related skills. Sample lesson plans, activities, and handouts are included.
Website
This resource is a collection of hundreds of videos covering all manner of career fields -- business, medicine, engineering, natural sciences, and beyond -- with some videos connecting academic subject areas to careers. Note: An online account must be created for video access.
Document
This resource is a description of the coaching/mentoring mindset and approaches that help strengthen parents’ (and learners’) goal-setting and decision-making, especially with regard to employment.
Document
This resource is a guide to the challenges and supports -- including informational structure and presentation -- that might affect social services clients (and literacy learners) in the quest for services from federal, state, and local entities.
Document
This resource is a “meta-file” of links to online documents, guidelines, best practices, and videos, all of which will aid literacy program staff in supporting the educational, civic, and legal concerns of immigrant learners.
