Teaching Writing to Adult Literacy Students from Harlem and the Bronx

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Title: Teaching Writing to Adult Literacy Students from Harlem and the Bronx
Language: English
Authors: Pugh, David
Source: Adult Literacy Education. Fall 2021 3(3):35-40.
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Peer Reviewed: Y
Page Count: 6
Publication Date: 2021
Document Type: Journal Articles
Reports - Research
Education Level: Adult Education
High Schools
High School Equivalency Programs
Secondary Education
Descriptors: Writing Instruction, Adult Literacy, Adult Students, Equivalency Tests, High School Equivalency Programs, Minority Group Students, Writing Assignments
Geographic Terms: New York (New York)
Assessment and Survey Identifiers: General Educational Development Tests
ISSN: 2642-3669
Abstract: This article describes strategies used by the author in intermediate level reading, writing and social studies-history GED classes in Harlem and the Bronx. Since four out of five of the New York State TASC exams are based on reading, I assign extensive reading and discussion, as well as strategies for answering multiple-choice questions. In addition to a textbook, I make copies of readings that emphasize the students' history--beginning with Columbus to African slavery--and current issues in their communities.
Abstractor: As Provided
Entry Date: 2022
Accession Number: EJ1335606
Database: ERIC
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Abstract:This article describes strategies used by the author in intermediate level reading, writing and social studies-history GED classes in Harlem and the Bronx. Since four out of five of the New York State TASC exams are based on reading, I assign extensive reading and discussion, as well as strategies for answering multiple-choice questions. In addition to a textbook, I make copies of readings that emphasize the students' history--beginning with Columbus to African slavery--and current issues in their communities.
ISSN:2642-3669