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Adult Education and Literacy Programs

Adult Basic Education and Literacy Classes: Classes are provided for adults who need basic skills instruction in reading, writing, mathematics, life skills and job readiness.

Family Literacy: These programs offer adult education and effective parenting for parents, early childhood education for their children, and parent and child together time.
By learning together, families become empowered to break the cycles of under-education and poverty.

Workplace Education: Through partnerships with business and industry, customized, job-specific instructional programs are developed and taught to incumbent and underemployed workers.

English as a Second Language (ESL): These classes offer limited English speaking adults an opportunity to learn both spoken and written communication and survival skills. Citizenship classes are also provided.

Supporting Adults with Learning Disabilities (LD): Adults who may have a learning or other disability receive instruction by adult educators trained in recognizing and screening for LD and in using effective teaching strategies and accommodations. Adults with documented LD may apply for accommodations on the GED Test.

Temporary Aid to Needy Families (TANF): Through a contract with the Oklahoma Department of Human Services, local Adult Learning Centers provide assessment and literacy, basic skills, and job readiness for TANF clients statewide.

Corrections Education: Adult basic education, literacy and GED preparation are provided to residents in correction facilities.

General Educational Development (GED) Test Preparation: In addition to the areas listed above, adult learners receive instruction to prepare then to take the GED Tests.

The GED Testing Program: The GED Tests consist of five tests which measure achievement in subject areas similar to a high school program of study: Language Arts, Reading; Language Arts, Writing Part I/II; Mathematics, Science and Social Studies.