LINCS Resource CollectionsProgram Planning
Assessment These principles provide information on best practices in assessment as well as information on how to make assessment the most effective.
Assessment Strategies & Reading Profiles (ASRP) presents research-based assessment practices for the adult education classroom. This online diagnostic reading assessment, based on the ARCS Study, shows instructors how to identify students' reading strengths and weaknesses. Instructors can use this knowledge to target their instruction more effectively.
Firm evidence shows that formative assessment is an essential component of classroom work and that its development can raise standards of achievement. Mr. Black and Mr. Wiliam point out: "A focus on standards and accountability that ignores the processes of teaching and learning in classrooms will not provide the direction that teachers need in their quest to improve."
This project explored learners' experiences and understanding of progress and sought to define and articulate this knowledge. The research showed the importance of understanding and valuing the perspectives learners have of their progress. We discovered numerous nonacademic outcomes critical to learners' progress that they associated with adult literacy programs. Learners realized very well what literacy can do for them and value the many nonacademic outcomes they experience in various facets of their lives.
Learning Disabilities Products/Materials
This article gives an overview of the most common categories of assistive technology (AT) that support literacy and language development.
Research Papers/Articles
This article reviews recent advances in the neurobiology of dyslexia and their implications for adults with dyslexia.
Program Improvement Products/Materials
This article explores a step-by-step strategy for conducting an evaluation that can provide the evidence needed to make critical decisions about improving staff development programs for the benefit of teachers, administrators, and students.
This guide offers activities, guidelines and resources for those interested in using inquiry groups and research methods in their program improvement efforts.
This guide was written to orient and provide support to new program managers. The document reviewers noted that the sections on staffing, working with adult learners, leadership, and program design and delivery are particularly strong.
Equipped for the Future (EFF) is a standards-based approach to reform in the adult literacy education system. This handbook is designed to help community-based organizations that provide adult education to improve their program quality.
The Baldrige National Quality Program includes Criteria for Performance Excellence in Business, Health Care and Education.
Research Papers/Articles
Coaching is presented as a strategy that increases the instructional capacity of schools and teachers, thereby holding great promise for program improvement.
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The Program Planning Resource Collection focuses on assessment, learning disabilities, and program improvement. Although these topics are separate, some of the selected resources will be useful across topics. For example, a resource listed under Assessment or Learning Disabilities might assist program staff in developing Program Improvement plans and improving learner outcomes. 
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