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From the website: “A free site for adults to: Learn English, Improve basic reading, writing, speaking, and life skills.”
US government’s press release: http://www.ed.gov/news/pressreleases/2008/11/11072008.html
http://www.cal.org/caela/esl_resources/faqs.html#twenty
From the website: “[This FAQ addresses] What are factors to consider when planning for, setting up, and evaluating a workplace program for immigrant workers?”
http://www.migrationpolicy.org/pubs/NCIIP_English_Instruction073107.pdf
McHugh, M, Gelatt, J, Fix, M (7/2007). Adult English instruction in the United States: Determining need and investing wisely. Migration Policy Institute.
From the article: “In this report, we provide census-based estimates on the number, educational attainment, and English skills of adults who are lawful permanent residents (LPRs) or unauthorized immigrants. The report translates these numbers into estimates of the hours of instruction these immigrants will need to achieve the English skills necessary for civic integration or what some refer to as “patrioticassimilation” into US society, and, in the case of youth age 17 to 24, the English skills necessary forpostsecondary study. The report includes both national- and state-level estimates of instructional needs and the costs associated with meeting them.”
From the website: “The Center for Immigration Studies is an independent, non-partisan, non-profit research organization founded in 1985. It is the nation’s only think tank devoted exclusively to research and policy analysis of the economic, social, demographic, fiscal, and other impacts of immigration on the United States.”
http://www.eslcollection.org/tt-materials.html
From the website: “The ESL Special Collection demonstrates the value of ESL education, fosters and promotes the development of high-quality ESL programs, provides guidelines for planning and supporting these programs, and supports ongoing communication and collaboration among stakeholders.”
Materials categories: Civics; Using Technology; Immigration Issues; Diversity, Identity, Discrimination; Skills Practice; Source Materials (newspapers, photos, poems, anything not already adapted); Related Links, Collections, and Journals.