ABE Orientation/CounselingABE Orientation/Counseling

A Special Population A Special Population

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A Special Set of ProceduresA Special Set of Procedures

AGENDAAGENDA

WelcomeWelcome IntroductionsIntroductions General ABE ClimateGeneral ABE Climate Importance of Orientation and CounselingImportance of Orientation and Counseling Approaches that have worked at NVAEApproaches that have worked at NVAE What can work for your ABE Program?What can work for your ABE Program?

What Does Adult Education Already What Does Adult Education Already Know?Know?

ABE students have had “unique” educational ABE students have had “unique” educational experiencesexperiences

ABE students often have little confidence in their ABE students often have little confidence in their academic abilitiesacademic abilities

ABE students have trouble with persistenceABE students have trouble with persistence ABE students are often academically under-skilledABE students are often academically under-skilled ABE students usually have poor study skills, ABE students usually have poor study skills,

butbut ABE STUDENTS ARE DESPERATE TO LEARN!ABE STUDENTS ARE DESPERATE TO LEARN!

What Do ABE Students Need?What Do ABE Students Need?

An educational environment that is committed to An educational environment that is committed to teaching themteaching them

An instructor who is committed, qualified and who An instructor who is committed, qualified and who demonstrates that he/she is dedicated to demonstrates that he/she is dedicated to improving the student’s skill levelimproving the student’s skill level

Up-dated, researched-based materials and Up-dated, researched-based materials and instructional strategies that give the students the instructional strategies that give the students the best chance to be successfulbest chance to be successful

A carefully structured Educational Plan that will A carefully structured Educational Plan that will encourage, monitor, and challenge the student’s encourage, monitor, and challenge the student’s educational progresseducational progress

Nuts and Bolts of the ProcedureNuts and Bolts of the Procedure

A positive introduction to the new A positive introduction to the new educational environmenteducational environment

Reliable pre-and post-testing to accurately Reliable pre-and post-testing to accurately determine skill levels in reading, math, and determine skill levels in reading, math, and writingwriting

Detailed counseling sessions to explain and Detailed counseling sessions to explain and outline an educational planoutline an educational plan

Appropriate student placementAppropriate student placement

Pair and SharePair and Share

Share one “nagging” problem in the ABE Share one “nagging” problem in the ABE Program that is specifically related to Program that is specifically related to counseling or orientationcounseling or orientation

Report back to groupReport back to group

What Has Worked at What Has Worked at Napa Valley Adult EducationNapa Valley Adult Education

(NVAE)(NVAE)

OrientationOrientation TestingTesting CounselingCounseling Goal SettingGoal Setting Program EvaluationProgram Evaluation

Orientation2-Hours

Welcome to the facility by ABE/Supervisor Information about the types of programs

available Completion of a Student Individualized

Education and Career Plan Pre-test in reading and math Scheduling of counseling appointments Questions and Answers

Testing

CASAS Pre-tests in Reading and Math Regularly Scheduled CASAS Post-tests in

Reading and Math Regular Check-Ups in Math, Reading and

Writing Skills Discussion of Test Results

Keys to Counseling

Student must be kept aware of the facts Students must participate in the decision

making Students must set realistic goals Students must have immediate access to

counseling Students need to have frequent and

concrete feedback of their progress

Types of Counseling

Academic Motivational Career Check-Up Goal

Goal Setting

Long-Term Academic Goal(s) Short-Term Academic Goal(s) Weekly Individual Classroom Goal(s) Shared Class Goal(s)

Program EvaluationProgram Evaluation

Improvement of student skillsImprovement of student skills Improvement in student test scoresImprovement in student test scores Attainment of student goalsAttainment of student goals Student assessment of program and Student assessment of program and

progressprogress Increased student persistenceIncreased student persistence