Online Courses

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ProLiteracy Education Network's free online courses guide instructors, program managers, students and volunteers in quality literacy instruction and lifelong learning habits. Search by topic or audience below, or use the Course Catalog or Suggested Content Clusters to review the available online courses.

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Please note: Course titles marked with an asterisk will require you to create a different user id and password than the other courses listed below. Enrollment instructions for those courses can be found here.

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Showing online courses 1 through 10 of 36:

A Way With Words: Strategies for Strengthening Adult Learners' Vocabularies

Course introducing adult literacy instructors to the important role of vocabulary in learning to read well.

Before, During and After -- A Reading Comprehension Technique

This course features the Before, During, and After reading technique.

Citizenship: The Civics Test

Course explaining strategies for the civics portion of the citizenship test.

Citizenship: The Interview

Course designed to help teachers prepare students for success on the interview portion of the citizenship test.

Citizenship: The Literacy Test

Course explaining how the citizenship test is administrated and provides ideas/activities for preparing students.

Communicating Success to Stakeholders *

Use data to highlight your program’s success, positioning it as a vital, relevant community service and thus attracting more resources.

Creating a Volunteer Program in the ABE/ESL Classroom *

Design a comprehensive volunteer program, or strengthen an existing one, to better serve students in your organization.

Creating Community Linkages

Learn to choose community partners strategically and then determine the right kind of relationship.

Culture and English Language Learners

Course examining different dimensions of culture, individual and societal, relevant to differentiating instruction.

Data Analysis for Decision Making *

Data analysis for decision-making is at the heart of the performance accountability, highlighting how to effectively review and use data.

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