RHODE ISLAND CONTENT STANDARDS
Enclosed are
Rhode Island Adult Education Content
Standards. Currently, these
standards consist of reading,
mathematics, listening, and
speaking. Standards in writing,
critical thinking/scientific
inquiry, and technology are under
development and will be piloted in
the spring.
These standards
were developed over a 2 year period
and included the participation of 20
teachers and program directors. The
process was ably led by the expert
team of Donna Curry, Andy Nash, and
Amy Trawick, from the Center for
Literacy Studies at the University
of Tennessee. Following a year of
classroom implementation, piloting
and refinement, the standards were
approved by the Rhode Island Board
of Regents in October of 2007 and
are now available to adult educators
in the state.
During the
current program year, all adult
education programs funded by the
Office of Adult Education are
expected to participate in a
half-day workshop which provides an
overview of the standards. In the
spring, approximately half of the
programs will undergo content
specific training with the remainder
of programs to receive training in
FY 09.
For more
information, contact:
janet_isserlis@brown.edu or
elizabeth.jardine@ride.ri.gov