Mary Katherine Moen
Adult Education Director
Nevada Department
of Education
755 N Roop Street Ste 201
Carson City, NV 89701
Phone: (775) 687-7289
Fax: (775) 687-8636

This site is maintained by Western/Pacific LINCS, part of the National LINCS Program.

Adult Basic Education is funded by a grant from the Workforce Investment Act, Title II (Adult Education and Family Literacy) through the Nevada Department of Education. There is no discrimination or denial of participation on the basis of gender, race, national origin, color, disability, age, or sexual orientation.

Teacher/Tutor

Nevada's Adult Education Community (NVAEC) A statewide meeting place for having discussions, sharing ideas, collaborating, networking, and exploring educational resources for adult learners.

Nevada Adult Education Content Standards

Click here to access LINCS’ national collections of materials by category. Click here to access materials created by and/or specific to the LINCS Western/Pacific region.

Developed or recommended by and for Nevadans:
To submit items for this page, see Submission Guidelines or contact Sharyn Yanoshak.

Resources
for All Areas

Curricula and Materials
by Topic Area

ABE Certificate of Performance

ABE/ESL Glossary of Common Terms

Funding for Special Projects

Nevada Connections Newsletters

Pre-service Training for Teachers and Tutors
New to Adult Education in Nevada

WNCCBridges Program Teacher's Guide (8/06)
(22Mb)

Resources applicable to ALL areas (ABE, ESL, GED) recommended by Nevada's experts

ABE

Reading Resources Recommended by Nevadans

EL/Civics

EL/Civics Resources Recommended by Nevadans

ESL

ESL Resources Recommended by Nevadans

Pronunciation/Vocabulary Building Curriculum
Developed by Northern Nevada Literacy Council for Beginning (Level I: CASAS Scores 180-200) and Low Intermediate (Level II: CASAS Scores 201+) students. 2003.

ESL Computer Literacy Curriculum
Developed by Patchen and Marsala (TMCC) for advanced ABE/ESL learners with little or no computer skills.

ESL Curriculum Materials
Core curricula for ESL low intermediate, low advanced, high intermediate, and high advanced developed by Bianca-DeBay, Bradford, Coleman, and Marsala (TMCC).

GED

Science: Pig Hearts and Onion Skins
A curriculum of interactive experiments and activities developed by Lyons-Brady (TMCC) for GED students.

GED resources recommended by Nevada's experts

GED 2002: FAQ from Nevada

Family Literacy

Financial Literacy

Banking on Our Future
Claudia Bianca-DeBay (TMCC): Good curriculum resource for covering CASAS competency 1.8, for all levels of ESL and ABE. Animated, interactive, thorough.

Health Literacy

ESL Health Literacy Activities compiled by Claudia Bianca-DeBay

Learning Difficulties and Disabilities

LD Accommodations Toolkit
Note: we have two Toolkits that circulate from the SLRC

LD Manual for ABE Tutors

Resources for Serving Students with Special Needs