What
does the law actually say about citizenship testing? Click here to find out.
In December 2000, INS put out a policy memorandum to all field offices, which
spells out a standard procedure for evaluating an applicant’s knowledge of
US history/government, and ability to speak, read, and write English. Click
here to see excepts from that memorandum.
What does a typical citizenship test preparation class look like? Click
here for a sample lesson plan.
The
Adult Learning Resource Center (Illinois) offers citizenship
advocacy information, a resource list, examples of practice interviews,
sample classroom materials, and a citizenship entrance test (for teachers
to determine the needs/abilities of students enrolling in citizenship
classes).
The
Minnesota Literacy Council offers citizenship application
information, a bibliography and suggestions for preparing students for
interviews. (Once you’re on the MLC main page, select “Program Services”,
and then select “Citizenship.”)
Citizenship
Preparation for Adult E.S.L. Learners is a short,
on-line ERIC digest offers general information for citizenship instructors.
Lesson ideas and assessment tool from "Citizenship Navigator"
(written by Lynne Weintraub for the MA Office for Refugees and Immigrants
1998):
