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• Aspire
  Aspire is to create and maintain the best system to deliver basic skills to adults in Ohio. From this link you can find Reports, Plans and Presentations, Grant Management, Standards and Benchmarks, Grant Forms, Grant Preparation, Professional Development, Program Monitoring, On-Site Review, Special Projects and Policies.
• Aspire for the Deaf Adult Learner
  This resource provides information on teaching the deaf adult learner, including information on accommodations, technological devices, working with interpreters, and strategies.
• Aspire Forms & Reference Materials
  Here you can find materials covering:
• Accountability(Indicators of Program Quality, The Ohio Performance Accountability System Manual, Student Experience Model (SEM) and others.)
• Best Practices
• Branding Standards
• Calender
• Distance Education
• English, Literacy and Civics Education (EL/Civics Lesson Plan Template)
• Forms (Final Expenditure Report for Correction Education, Special Needs Forms, FY 2012 Student Forms and others.)
• One-Stop System
• Policies and Supporting Documents (Aspire Strategic Plan, Administrators' Manual, Student Eligibility Policy and others.)
• Professional Development
• Stackable Certificates
• Standards and Benchmarks for ABE and ESOL
• Transitions
• Aspire Transitions Repository
• Adult Numeracy Themes
  This publication provides information and activity ideas for different aspects of adult mathematics education, including number sense, data, geometry, and algebra.
• Adult Literacy and Education Resources
  This resource offers links to additional information on State Literacy Resource Centers, Adult Education, General Education, and Libraries.
• Job Opportunities
  This site presents a list of other websites where resumes can be posted, jobs can be searched, and employment trends can be found.
• Ohio Aspire
  This resource provides a list of programs by region, a calendar of events, links to newsletters, and the most recent Professional Development catalog.
• Staff Evaluation Guide: Linking program accountability and continuous improvement
  The Staff Evaluation Guide includes suggestions and sample documents for staff evaluation in any program, not just Aspire programs.

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Projects & Resources

• Beginnings: Ohio Writers' Conference
  The stories from Beginnings were submitted by Ohio Aspire students who were also invited to attend and participate in the Ohio Writers' Conference because of their acceptances.
• Beyond Ourselves: Activities for Implementing Ohio's Indicators of Adult Basic and Literacy Education Program Quality
  This publication contains a series of activities to be used in Aspire programs which are sorted under various topics. For each activity, a description is given, along with the estimated time, materials, and environment that the activity will require.
• Copyright Resources
  
• Domestic Violence Awareness Online
  This source presents useful information on domestic violence definitions, domestic violence hotlines, and domestic violence shelters.
• Instructional Resource Collection
  Welcome to your connection to lesson plans, teaching strategies, and books to use in the classroom. Teaching resources have been curated and arranged by content area. Click on your program role to explore a collection of resources to use in your ABE/ASE and ESOL classroom.
• Exploring Adult Literacy: Adult Learning Division, CRA
  This source is devoted to information on the adult reader and adult literacy programs.
• GED® Scholars Initiative
  This site provides information on a program for Kent State students who have earned a GED®. The program familiarizes these students with the campus and the college atmosphere, as well as offering academic, financial, and social support.
• Parent Made Development Toys: Integrating Parenting, Self-Esteem, Literacy & Fun
  Provided is a list of easy-to-make developmental toys which help to promote literacy for children of all ages.
• Policy & Legislation
  This site offers information on state and national legislation and policies, as well as links to government sites.
• Teacher Resources
  This site provides categorized lists of resources for teachers. These lists present links to the various web resources.

Publications

• Beginnings
  The stories from Beginnings were submitted by Ohio Aspire students.
• Beyond Ourselves: Activities for Implementing Ohio's Indicators of Adult Basic and Literacy Education Program Quality
  This publication contains a series of activities to be used in Adult Basic and Literacy Education programs which are sorted under various topics. For each activity, a description is given, along with the estimated time, materials, and environment that the activity will require.
• Evaluating Even Start Programs - PDF file
  This is a condensed version of a guide to local evaluations of Even Start family literacy programs.
• Family Literacy Resource Notebook
  The Family Literacy Resource Notebook is a guide to starting, advertising, and maintaining a successful family literacy program.
• Family Literacy: Who Benefits? - PDF file
  This document lists the ways in which family literacy can benefit everyone involved, including children, parents, families, and society.
• Family Literacy Winter Fun - PDF file
  "Winter Fun" describes several winter-related books with accompanying activities that parents can do with their children.
• Family Math Fun Pack - PDF file
  The Family Math Fun Pack gives examples of math and counting-related books and activities for parents to share with their children.

• A Handbook of Effective Instruction in Literacy
  This document is a guide to being an effective instructor in order to ensure the success of Even Start participants.
• History Untold: Celebrating Ohio History Through Aspire Students
  In these stories, Ohio Aspire students recount their own personal histories and events through which they lived, as well as the history of Ohio.
• Initiating Even Start Programs - PDF file
  This publication illustrates the methods which various Even Start Programs around Ohio used to start their programs.
• Literacy Tips for Children - "Read and Write with Your Little One" - PDF file
  This guide offers tips for promoting literacy with children of all ages, and includes a list of recommended books for each age group as well.
• Leaders in the Field of Adult Literacy
  This publication features the ideas of Eduard Lindeman, a prominent figure in the field of adult education.
• Math Publications
  These are a series of newsletters which highlight important information and activities to promote math literacy.
• OLRC News
  These are a series of newsletters designed to keep readers informed of the activities going on at the Ohio Literacy Resource Center. These newsletters also contain informational articles for educators.
• Parent Made Development Toys: Integrating Parenting, Self-Esteem, Literacy & Fun
  Provided is a list of easy-to-make developmental toys which help to promote literacy for children of all ages.
• Program Resources
  This series of documents provides a number of resources for family and adult literacy programs.
• Recommended Trade Books for Adult Literacy Programs
  This publication is a guide to literature that is suggested for adult literacy programs. The recommended books are sorted by category, and some teaching ideas are also available.
• Research in Adult Literacy
  These articles provide insight into and information on research and studies done on adult literacy programs.
• Research to Practice
  These articles present methods of putting adult literacy research results to practical use.
• Teacher To Teacher
  These newsletters contain important information and suggestions for adult literacy educators, from their fellow teachers

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