ProLiteracy has generously sponsored our SIG awards and we thank them for their support. ProLiteracy works in the U.S. and internationally to support adult literacy and English Language Learning programs and learners by providing professional and program development, curriculum materials through their New Readers Press, the National Book Fund and the Mobile Learning Fund, advocacy, and referral. They also publish the peer reviewed journal, Adult Literacy Education: The International Journal of Literacy, Language, and Numeracy, which welcomes research submissions.
Two awards are offered each year and given out at the annual meeting: the Outstanding Early Scholar Award, for papers authored by scholars within 5 years of completing a doctorate, and the Exemplary Paper, for papers authored by scholars more than 5 years post-doctorate. The Awards Chair is responsible for managing and coordinating submissions for awards each year, and makes the final decision on granting awards, with input from reviewers and SIG officers.2024 Outstanding Early Scholar Award: Amy Pickard, from Indiana University
Title: Providing adult literacy education within WIOA-funded state systems: Challenges and limits2024 Exemplary Paper Award:
Geleana Drew Alston, from North Carolina A&T University
Ramon Goings, from University of Maryland, Baltimore County
Takashi Yamashita, from University of Maryland, Baltimore County
Leah Katherine Saal, from Loyola University
Title: Centering race: Examining skills, civic engagement, and political efficacy among Black adults in the United States