Adult Literacy Basics
This is the most common hig school equivalency exam in the U.S.
What is the GED - General Educational Development Test?
This key goal of family literacy programs involves parents and children learning together.
A. intergenerational learning
B. parent-child learning
C. interfamily learning
What is intergenerational learning?
The process of sounding out words by mapping letters to their corresponding sounds.
A. Spelling
B. Phonics
C. Vocabulary
What is phonics?
Name the 3 subjects that students are tested for adult education. (hint - TABE)
What are reading, writing and math?
A well-known nonprofit organization dedicated to advancing family literacy, name after a former first lady.
A. Barbara Bush Foundation for Family Literacy
B. Hilary Clinton Foundation for Family Literacy
C. Michelle Obama Foundation for Family Literacy
What is the Barbara Bush Foundation for Family Literacy?
This federal act, which stands for Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act, helps fund adult education programs and workforce development initiatives.
What is WIOA?
Research suggests this is the greatest determinant of a child's future academic success, even more than family income.
A. Mother's Occupation
B. Mother's number of children
C. Mother's Reading Skill
What is a mother's reading skill?
According to statistics cited by the National Coalition for Literacy, roughly this many U.S. adults struggle with basic literacy skills.
A. 23 million
B. 33 million
C. 43 million
This term describes programs that integrate adult literacy, parent education, and early childhood education services.
A. Family Literacy
B. Parent Literacy
C. Child Literacy
What is family literacy?
This nonprofit organization was a key indicator in establishing National AEFL Week, working with members of Congress to have the week formally recognized.
A. National Coalition for Adult Education
B. National Coalition for Literacy
C. National Coalition for High School Equivalency
What is the National Coalition for Literacy (NCL)?
A study by Gallup, commissioned by the Barbara Bush Foundation for Family Literacy, showed that if all adults reached this reading level, the U.S. could generate an additional $2.2 trillion in annual income.
A. 5th grade reading level
B. 6th grade reading level
C. 7th grade reading level
What is the equivalent of a 6th grade reading level?