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The Mission of the Basic Skills program is to assist adults to become literate and obtain the knowledge and skills necessary for employment and self-sufficiency, assist adults who are parents to obtain the education skills necessary to become full partners in the education development of their children, and assist adults in the completion of a secondary school education. The system provides educational opportunities for adult to improve their reading, writing, mathematics, and communication skills through five major program components.
The Adult High School Diploma Program is offered to adults age 18 or older. Minors, aged 16 or 17 must contact the program director to inquiry about eligibility. Programs of study are of sufficient duration and intensity to enable adults to develop the skills necessary for the diploma. Instruction is offered in a classroom setting, through supervised, individual programmed learning. Credit is given for all work completed in the public school system as shown on the high school transcript. Students must pass the N.C. competency tests and complete the traditional high school requirements as follows:
English - Social Studies - Mathematics - Science - Health - Electives - Total -
Graduates of this program are awarded diplomas jointly by the Board of Education of the county of residence and Wilkes Community College.
The high school equivalency program makes it possible for adults to take the General Education Development Test (GED) which determines whether they can score at the twelfth grade completion level in language arts-writing, social studies, science, language arts-reading and mathematics. Adults who achieve the necessary scores are awarded the GED, the High School Diploma Equivalency, issued by the State Board of Community Colleges. Adults 18 and older may qualify for the test. Persons who fail one or several parts of the five-part examination may enroll in appropriate courses for further preparation. There is no charge for the instructional program; however, there is a $7.50 fee for the GED test.
Adult Basic Education is a program of instruction designed for adults who lack competence in reading, writing, speaking, problem solving, or computational at a level necessary to function in society, on a job or in the family. This program provides instruction, which serves as the foundation for additional studies.
Courses are offered in two levels:
Level One: Non-readers through grade five: basic reading, writing and arithmetic.
Level Two: Grades six through eight: reading improvement, English expression, arithmetic, geography and social studies.
Compensatory Education is a program to compensate mentally disabled adults age 17 and over who havenot had an education or who have received an inadequate one. The program requires specialized diagnosis determined and certified by a qualified professional, such as a physician, psychiatrist, and psychologist, etc. The program goals of the Compensatory Education program are to help these individuals acquire the basic skills and abilities needed to (1) become more independent and self directed and meet and (2) manage community, social, work, and personal adult responsibilities. Topics studied in Compensatory Education include: reading, life skills, money management, community living, health habits, problem solving, and pre-vocational skills.
English as a Second Language is a program of instruction designed to help adults who are limited English proficient achieve competence in the English language. There is no set ESL curriculum and instructors will choose materials that best fit the needs of their students.
Family Resource Centers offer family literacy programs that include the following components: adult education instruction, early childhood instruction, parent and child interaction time, and parenting. Adult education at the family resource centers includes ABE, GED, ESL and adult high school diploma classes. Transportation to the centers may be provided. Motheread, creative writing, and career exploration classes are available at some of the centers.
| Deborah Woodard |
| Director |
| Phone: (336) 838-6118 |
| Fax: (336) 838-6198 |
| Email: debbie.woodard@wilkescc.edu |