| The Iowa
Literacy Resource Center.
The Center provides a link to resource materials in
Iowa and at a regional and national level for adult literacy
practitioners and students. These resources are available
in many formats; including print, audio, video and online.
Did you know...
The Impact of Content-Based Instruction study (published in 1997) reported the following as to why adults want to study ESL:
- 23% of students enrolled in a family ESL program to get a job,
- 29% for college or self-improvement, and
- 34% to help their children.
- 58% of students enrolled in a vocational ESL program to get a job,
- 31% for college or self-improvement, and
- 8% to help their children.
- 38% of students enrolled in a communicative ESL program to get a job,
- 36% for college or self-improvement, and
- 13% to help their children.
(McDonald, p2, Figure 1)
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