Celebrating Adult Multilingual Learners of English (MLEs)
Adult Literacy and Family Education Week (15-21 September 2024) is a national collaboration between families, educators, legislators, and community partners to promote adult literacy. This page contains useful resources, toolkits, and publications designed to help you support your adult leaners in the classroom and advocate for them in your community.
Talk to Your Members of Congress About AEFL Week
Exercise your right to petition the U.S. Government and let your voice be heard today!
This week, we encourage you to write to your Congressional representatives to:
Learn more about contacting Congress by visiting the TESOL Advocacy Action Center.
AEFL Week Panels
Join TESOL Events Elevating Adult MLEs
Explore TESOL Press Resources
Check out the TESOL Press Bookstore section on Adult Learners for titles about teaching adult MLEs!
Take 20% Off Adult Ed Self-Study Offerings
Use code AEFL24 to enjoy 20% off our self-study course, Teaching & Assessing Adult Learners, and our TESOL ME module, Developing Meaningful Lesson Objectives: Adult Education and Workforce Development!
Special offer runs all of AEFL Week, beginning 15 September, and through to the end of the month, 30 September.
Download Government & Community Resources
Use these resources and toolkits to learn more about adult multilingual learners and their unique needs.
- TESOL's Community and Family Toolkit - TESOL International Association
- TESOL English Learners and Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA): What Educators Need to Know - TESOL International Association
- Adult Literacy & Learning Impact Network (ALL-IN), implementing the National Action Plan for Literacy
- National Adult Education and Family Literacy Week - Coalition on Adult and Basic Education (COABE)
- National AEFL Week - National Coalition for Literacy
TESOL Talks: A Talk With Christine Piven and Federico Salas-Isnardi About Their Work for Adult MLEs
Join last year's conversation as TESOL Director Advocacy and Public Policy Jeff Hutcheson speaks with Christine Piven, executive director of the City of Philadelphia’s Office of Children and Families, and Federico Salas-Isnardi, director of the Mayor’s Office for Adult Literacy in Houston, about their efforts in Houston and Philadelphia to serve the adult population for literacy and English language.
17 September 2023