Adult Education and Workforce Development Resource Page
This page complements the book, The 6 principles for Exemplary Teaching of English Learners
®: Adult Education and Workforce Development. Organized by book chapter, these additional materials and resources can help you learn more about The 6 Principles
® and how to implement them in your classroom, program, or school. For the purposes of a book study group or self-reflection, discussion questions for each chapter are also provided.
For additional resources and information on The 6 Principles
®, please visit
The Principles and
Products pages.
Additional Teaching Resources
The following links are resources mentioned in the chapter, which can help teachers incorporate The 6 Principles® into their instruction.
The Cultural Orientation Website provides in-depth introductions to major refugee groups in the United States in the form of briefs, videos, and image libraries.
The Government of Canada maintains an archive for researching every ethnocultural immigrant group in the country.
How to select words to teach
Teachers can help learners share the products of their learning in meaningful ways
Instructional resources for working with adult English learners
Additional tools available on Pinterest.
Readability measuring tool: Coh-Metrix
Web-based texts on lower reading levels about topics that most adults find useful and interesting
The GO TO Strategies: Scaffolding Options for Teachers of English Language Learners, K-12, many of which are very useful in the adult English language learning classroom
Further Reading
Discussion Questions for Chapter 3
Additional Teaching Resources
The following links are resources mentioned in the chapter, or related to them, which can help teachers incorporate The 6 Principles® into their instruction.
Mutually Adaptive Learning Paradigm® Instructional Approach
Accounts of migration journeys of people from different ethnicities and circumstances
Guidance for teaching English learners with low literacy
Universal Design for Learning
Further Reading
Guidance for teaching English learners struggling with mental health issues
Hewitt, J. E. (2017). Yes I Can: A Mental Health Guide for Adult Literacy Facilitators
Pashang S., Biazar B., Payne D.E., & Kaya Z. (2018). Teaching English as an Additional Language (EAL) to Refugees: Trauma and Resilience. In S. Pashang, N. Khanlou, & J Clarke J. (Eds.), Today’s Youth and Mental Health. Advances in Mental Health and Addiction (pp. 359-378). Springer, Cham.
Discussion Questions for Chapter 4
The following links are resources mentioned in the chapter, or related to them, which can help teachers realize The 6 Principles® into their instruction.
Learning at Work in the United States
Preparing for Hospitality Careers in Canada
Preparing for Work in Australia
Learning in Affordable Housing in the United States
An Adult Basic Education ESOL Program at a Community College
Further Reading
Discussion Questions for Chapter 5