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Learn New Teaching Techniques

The following set of resources can help you learn new teaching techniques for an adult citizenship classroom. Use these resources to learn how to manage a multi-level classroom, create a course syllabus, and gain strategies to help students improve their skills in reading, writing, vocabulary, and knowledge of U.S. civics. Here you will also find adaptable teaching materials to add to your instructional toolkit and a variety of online resources.

  • Guide to the Adult Citizenship Education and Contents Standards and Foundational Skills (PDF, 181.92 KB)

  • Building a Course Syllabus (PDF, 450.86 KB)

  • Adaptable Teaching Tools (PDF, 162.84 KB)

  • Creating Holistic Learning Activities in the Citizenship Classroom: A Step-by-Step Guide (PDF, 446.96 KB)

  • Managing Student Levels in a Multi-Level Classroom (PDF, 451.25 KB)

  • Tips for Teaching Vocabulary in the Adult Citizenship Classroom: Spotlight on Form N-400 (PDF, 80.52 KB)

  • Building Vocabulary for the Naturalization Test

  • Beyond Civics Content: Using Sentence Structure to Build Comprehension and Confidence

  • Teaching Reading: Basic Strategies for Teaching Reading Skills for the Naturalization Interview and Test (PDF, 124.18 KB)

  • Teaching Writing: Basic Strategies for Teaching Writing Skills for the Naturalization Interview and Test (PDF, 129.21 KB)

  • Essential Ways to Enhance Learning for Older Students in the Adult Citizenship Education Classroom (PDF, 116.51 KB)

  • Program Administration, Professional Development, and Curriculum Resources:

    • English Literacy and Civics Education (PDF)
    • REEP ESL Curriculum for Adults

    • Using Portfolio Assessment in EL Civics Classes in California (PDF)

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