[NLA] David's model and teacher certification

[Bernadine Skowronski]

Mary Lynn Carver <mlcarver at nsls.info>  wrote:

KathleenBombach at aol.com wrote:
Should a future GED instructor take a major in adult education or should
he or she study math, science, English, etc. with a few courses in
teaching and
curriculum?

Kathleen, David et al:
Personally, I think they should do both. If you are instructing
literacy level ABE, you MUST know how to teach reading, writing and
whatever else is incorporated into your curriculum. For GED, it is just
as important to know how to teach adults as it is to know what you are
teaching. Since teaching adults requires different methodologies and
theories than teaching K-12, you must be grounded in those as well as
content areas.

Here's another twist on how certification and adult literacy plays out that 
hasn't been mentioned: In the Cincinnati Public Schools all teachers of 
ABE/GED must have certification. This certification can be at any level 
(K-12) and in any subject, but the teacher must be certified. CPS will then 
provide additional training on theories/methods for teaching adults (I, 
unfortunately, don't know what this training is made up of). The twist? The 
reason behind this regulation - the teachers' union.

Bernadine

Bernadine Skowronski
Doctoral Student, Literacy
University of Cincinnati
Cincinnati, OH

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