How Is Your Literacy Program Preparing for the New GEDTest

The new test is supposed to better prepare adults for careers or college.  Thus literacy programs are starting to prepare adult students today. Of course, students in volunteer adult literacy programs must first gain the basic reading and writing skills before taking the step of passing the GED. It will be important for tutors to blend in computer literacy skills for students who don't have them (often someone 40 years old or older). This might mean you need to include computer literacy for your older volunteers.

It takes between 18 months and 2 years to prepare for the current test.  It will likely be the same or longer, depending on the background of adult learners.  So, adult students enrolling today, will likely be taking the new test.

Share what your program is doing to prepare....  

VALF Annual Meeting -- May 10

I hope to see you at our annual meeting at the Florida Literacy Conference in Captiva. Our meeting will be on Friday, May 10, at 8:30 a.m. One of our board members, Mary Quijano will be presenting the following program.

Session Title: Improving Employability for ELLs: Accent Reduction & Other VALF Tips

Session Description: Attend our VALF (Volunteers for Adult Literacy in Florida) annual meeting that follows an INTERACTIVE mini-workshop on learning techniques to reduce ELL Students’ accents due to irregular letter sounds, silent letters, skipped syllables, etc., including a list of free/inexpensive Apps for ELL Students (ESL Apps). Attend and have the chance to win a door prize and to learn about VALF activities.