Adult literacy and English as an Additional Language (EAL) programs are often challenged to find suitable and authentic reading texts and instructional materials for their students Newsela PRO, an entirely online resource, provides high-interest fiction, timely news articles, and other nonfiction texts in both English and Spanish that focus on developing reading and critical thinking skills by providing students with five levels of reading difficulty Although originally designed for younger learners, the use of Newsela PRO has recently expanded into adult literacy programs This convergent mixed-methods study investigated the usability and instructional use of this educational technology in an intensive, precollege EAL program in a community college in the northeastern United States This case study found that instructors felt the detailed reports provided by Newsela PRO enhanced their instruction and feedback and enabled them to differentiate instruction more effectively Regardless of language-proficiency level, students found Newsela ?easy to very-easy-to-use ? They were motivated to read more extensively and developed more confidence in their academic skills and English-language proficiency These preliminary findings justify the additional cost of Newsela PRO as well as exploring its expanded use in other adult education, EAL, and literacy programs, especially Spanish-language literacy programs, both in the United States and internationally As many adult and higher education programs were mandated to transition to distance learning exclusively during the recent COVID-19 pandemic, the effective instructional use of educational technology has become critical

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在大学预科课程中的成人、新兴双语/多语学习者中使用 Newsela PRO 的案例研究

美国东北部社区学院的大学预科 EAL 课程 本案例研究发现，教师们觉得 Newsela PRO 提供的详细报告增强了他们的教学和反馈，使他们能够更有效地进行差异化教学 无论语言熟练程度如何，学生都发现 Newsela ?易于使用 ? 他们有动力更广泛地阅读，并对自己的学术技能和英语语言能力更有信心这些初步调查结果证明了 Newsela PRO 的额外费用以及探索其在其他成人教育、EAL 和扫盲计划（尤其是西班牙语）中的扩展使用是合理的- 语言扫盲计划，