Adult Literacy and Remedial Education Teacher Job Description
Adult Literacy and Remedial Education Teacher Job Profile and Description
It is said that teaching academics to adults is a world apart from teaching kids. You have students with families and financial burdens to worry about, along with biases and predispositions, beliefs and attitudes and misplaced values that are absent in kids. Hence, the role of the Adult Literacy and Remedial Education Teacher requires an entirely different tact and teaching skill that is more suited to the learning ability of adults and street-smart out-of-school youths that have grown older.
Adult Literacy and Remedial Education Teacher Duties and Responsibilities
- Modify and develop the standard curriculum to accommodate adults and out-of-school youths with a more suitable instructional methodology.
- For ABE or adult basic education category, design curriculum to upgrade adult’s educational attainment level,
- For ASE or adult secondary education, design curriculum for older students who wish to complete their secondary education with a General Educational Development (GED) certificate.
- For English literacy instruction, design curriculum to improve English proficiency.
- Conduct courses using more realistic cases or examples that adults can identify with.
- Show more respect to students who could be older that the teacher.
Adult Literacy and Remedial Education Teacher Skills and Specifications
- Must have genuine interest in educating adults
- Must have high level of teaching skill and patience
- Must have excellent interpersonal and people management skills
Adult Literacy and Remedial Education Teacher Education and Qualifications
- A bachelor’s degree or higher education is basic plus passing the state’s certification or accreditation as a public school teacher or ESOL for English teachers.
- Passing an accreditation as an adult education teacher in some states in lieu of public teacher certification.
Adult Literacy and Remedial Education Teacher Salary
The median hourly wage for an Adult Literacy and Remedial Education Teacher in 2008 stood at $22.26. The middle 50% earned between $16.65 and $29.78.