Course Models

Literacy Corps course content varies among higher education institutions, largely based on the adult basic and literacy education needs of the target adult learner population. However, there are certain topics that should be included in every Literacy Corps course. The following is a typical Literacy Corps course outline:

Current Adult Literacy Research Findings

New Definitions of Basic Skills and Literacy

Special Learning Needs

Adult Learning Theories

How Individuals Learn

Multiple Intelligences & Learning Styles

Establishing Productive Tutoring Relationships

Setting and Attaining Educational Goals

Time Management and Planning

Planning and Delivering Instruction

Teaching Adults to Read

Everyday Instructional Materials

Rewriting Print Materials for Adult Beginning Readers

Teaching Adults to Write

Critical Thinking Skills for Problem Solving

Study Skills and Memory Strategies

Learner Assessment and Evaluation

Workforce Development and Workplace Literacy

Family Literacy

English as a Second Language

Literacy and Health

Literacy and Aging

Prison Literacy

Literacy and Technology

Lifelong Learning

Goal Attainment Scaling

Penn State College of Education ©2000
Pennsylvania Literacy Corps
Institute for the Study of Adult Literacy
Dr. Sheila Sherow
208 Rackley Building
University Park, PA 16802
814-863-3777
sms20@psu.edu