| Adult literacy teachers are responsible for teaching | | | | obtain a job, and some instructors will specialize in |
| adults and older youths how to read, write, and to | | | | getting students ready to take this exam, so that |
| speak English, in addition to teaching them basic | | | | they can obtain their diploma. |
| mathematics skills, so that they can become active | | | | Adult literacy teachers will usually have much more |
| participants in society, and receive employment. | | | | satisfying work than those who work in primary and |
| There are three main categories of educators which | | | | secondary schools, as they are mostly dealing with |
| include remedial, adult secondary, and English literacy. | | | | highly motivated students who want to learn. Most |
| English literacy training is responsible for teaching | | | | remedial instructors will work part time, with adult |
| illiterate individuals and foreigners how to speak | | | | classes held during nights and weekends in order to |
| English as a second language, while adults secondary | | | | accommodate job and family responsibilities. |
| education is based around helping students receive | | | | A bachelors degree is usually required in order to |
| their general educational development certification. | | | | become an adult instructor, but others may require a |
| Adult basic education is based on improving the skills | | | | masters degree depending on the state in which they |
| of grown ups with an educational level below the | | | | are teaching. Most states in America have specific |
| eighth grade. | | | | licensing for adult education teachers, which include |
| The courses that a remedial educator will teach | | | | the completion of a special training program. |
| usually include such subjects as mathematics, history, | | | | In 2006, remedial educators had about 76,000 jobs in |
| writing, size, languages, and life skills, and these | | | | America, with a large number of these working as |
| courses are usually taken by students who are over | | | | unpaid volunteers. Most of these jobs are funded by |
| 16 years of age. Most teachers will make student | | | | the Federal government in order to improve the |
| assessments beforehand in order to learn precisely | | | | quality of living of distressed communities. The job |
| what skills that their pupils will require. | | | | outlook over the next ten years is expected to be |
| Basic educators may also help students acquire study | | | | bright, with English as a second language teachers |
| skills and self confidence, in addition to helping them | | | | experiencing the largest boom in growth. |
| overcome any physical or learning disabilities that they | | | | In 2006, the middle 50th percentile of literacy |
| may have. A GED is usually essential in order to | | | | educators made between $32,660 and $57,310. |