WMHT Adult Learning Resources
• Adult Learning TV Schedule: April - June | • GED Programs | • Local Resources
Get Your GED Before the Test Changes
The GED test is changing. There will be a whole new test in 2014. Fast Forward New York has valuable resources to help you get your GED with the current tests by the December 31, 2013 deadline.
Attention Adult Learners: New Resources are Now Available
Preparing for the GED? Looking to strengthen skills for the workplace? Check out The Work Keys Collection on VITAL NY.
WMHT works in cooperation with the New York State Education Department, the Board of Cooperative Educational Services (BOCES) and other education agencies to provide adults the chance to earn a high school diploma, develop literacy skills, focus on career skills or learn English as a Second Language (ESL).
By watching adult learning programs like GED Connection, Workplace Essential Skills, or TV 411, students can study when their schedules allow. These programs offer a supplement to classroom instruction provided at local adult learning centers. Free episodes of GED Connection and Workplace Essential Skills are also available on demand through VITAL New York-Teachers Domain (though you will need to be a registered VITAL NY user in order to access these resources). Additionally, PBS LiteracyLink provides quality adult basic education tools for students and teachers.
Educators who are working with individuals on job placement or employment may wish to utilize an episode-by-episode 'Help Wanted' curriculum, a companion piece to the WMHT-TV program, which is available for online viewing here, and is also available on DVD here.
Teachers: Do your learners need inspiration and motivation? Check out GED Profiles of Success: GED Graduates in Their Own Words. This online video library, created by GED Testing Services®, contains profiles of people who have passed the GED test and shows how a GED credential can provide a pathway to higher education and a career.
For more information on adult classes or tutoring in your area, call the New York State branch of Literacy Volunteers of America at (716) 631-5282. Or, call one of the providers listed below for help in your area:
| Albany County | 518-462-7292 Edward Hotaling, Albany Adult Learning Center 518-862-4707 Peg Breen, Capital Region BOCES 518-452-3382 Robert N. Stevens, Literacy Volunteers Mohawk/Hudson Inc. 518-273-1900 ext. 2232 Amy Dow, Capital District Educational Opportunity Center |
| Columbia County | 845-452-8670 (Dutchess County) Robert N. Stevens, Literacy Connections 518-828-4360 ext. 4322 Sophia Becker, Hudson Even Start Family Literacy Program |
| Dutchess County | 845-483-3640 Deb Drumheller, BOCES MTI 845-452-8670 Robert N. Stevens, Literacy Connections |
| Essex County (southern) | 518-581-3522 Kathy Berkheimer, WSWHE BOCES |
| Fulton County | 518-725-1440 Donna Hunter, Literacy Volunteers of Fulton County 518-736-4681, ext. 4636 Laurie Bargstedt, HFM BOCES |
| Greene County | 845-452-8670 Robert N. Stevens, Literacy Connections 518-943-9434 Judy Conine, Questar III |
| Hamilton County | 518-581-3522 Kathy Berkheimer, WSWHE BOCES 518-736-4681, ext. 4636 Laurie Bargstedt, HFM BOCES Adult Programs and Services |
| Montgomery County | 518-736-4681, ext. 4636, Laurie Bargstedt, HFM BOCES Adult Programs and Services |
| Rensselaer County | 518-274-8526 Barbara Wyman, Literacy Volunteers Rensselaer County Inc. 518-273-1900 ext. 2232 Amy Dow, Capital District Educational Opportunity Center 518-271-7524 Judy Conine, Questar III |
| Saratoga County | 518-581-3522 Kathy Berkheimer, WSWHE BOCES 518-862-4707 Peg Breen, Capital Region BOCES 518-583-1232 Sue Hensley, Literacy NENY |
| Schenectady County | 518-370-8220 Lorraine Hack, Washington Irving Educational Center 518-862-4707 Peg Breen, Capital Region BOCES 518-452-3382 Patricia Rase, Literacy Volunteers Mohawk/Hudson Inc |
| Schoharie County | 518-862-4707 Peg Breen, Capital Region BOCES 518-234-2576 Lisa Cardilli, Literacy Volunteers of Schoharie County |
| Sullivan County | 845-791-4070 Steven Sharoff, Sullivan County BOCES, Adult Education 845-794-0017 Beth Barker, Literacy Volunteers of Sullivan County |
| Ulster County | 845-331-5050 Elizabeth Hayter, Ulster County BOCES Career & Tech Center 845-331-6837 Casandra Beam, Ulster Literacy Association, Inc. |
| Warren County | 518-581-3522 Kathy Berkheimer, WSWHE BOCES 518-793-7414 Sue Hensley, Literacy NENY |
| Washington County | 518-581-3522 Kathy Berkheimer, WSWHE BOCES 518-793-7414 Sue Hensley, Literacy NENY |
| OR CALL | 716-631-5282 Literacy Volunteers of America, New York State |
LiteracyLink allows teachers to plan and students to practice online with free lessons, activities and tests.
WMHT Literacy Programs
GED Connection airs on WMHT-TV every Sunday night/Monday morning at 12:30 a.m. Pre-GED Connection, Crossroads Café, Workplace Essential Skills and TV411 are found on WMHT-ThinkBright. Search our TV schedule for upcoming episodes.
