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About The ILC and My Background  \n2. Goals of the Presentation  \n3. Citizenship Interview Basics  \n4. General and Specific Methodologies  \n5. Five Keys to Success  \n6. Interview Simulation  \n7. Postscript  \nFirst Literacy  \nTeaching to the Test  \nDecember 8, 2023  \n1:00-4:00 PM EST  \nThe Immigrant Learning Center (The ILC)  \n1992  \nThe ILC is started through the vision of Founder and CEO Diane Portnoy (right) to provide free English classes for foreign-born adults – more than 11,500 to date.  \n2003  \nThe ILC Public Education Institute  \nis established to counter  \nanti-immigrant sentiment via research, studies, articles, books, web archives, and webinars.  \nFirst Literacy  \nTeaching to the Test  \nDecember 8, 2023  \n1:00-4:00 PM EST  \nThe Institute for  \nImmigration Research at George Mason University  \n2012  \nLaunched the Institute for Immigration Research at George Mason University, with a multidisciplinary immigration focus.  \nFirst Literacy  \nTeaching to the Test  \nDecember 8, 2023  \n1:00-4:00 PM EST  \nMy Background  \n• Citizenship instructor at The ILC for the past 6 1/2 years  \n• Teach full classes, small groups, and individual students  \n• Students range from low to moderate to high literacy  \n• Specialize in final interview preparation  \n• Work onsite and remotely  \n• Create targeted materials  \n• Conduct professional workshops  \nFirst Literacy  \nTeaching to the Test  \nDecember 8, 2023  \n1:00-4:00 PM EST  \nHigh-Level Goals for the Presentation  \n• Demystify the entire process  \n• Illustrate what I mean by “demystify,” “entire process,” and“teaching to the test”  \n• Explore techniques and materials to facilitate that approach  \n• Overall success rate vs. ILC results, given low-literacy students and multi-level classes  \nFirst Literacy  \nTeaching to the Test  \nDecember 8, 2023  \n1:00-4:00 PM EST  \nAttendee Goals for the Presentation  \n• Steps in interview process.  \n• How to gauge a student’s level of fluency for the test.  \n• What are the priorities: fluency, civics, comprehension?  \n• The best way to prepare students for the interview., including low literacy students.  \n• How to make the content engaging and interactive, especially when online.  \n• How are reading and writing portions conducted?  \n• Practice interviews as a group activity?  \n• How to anticipate legal or personal hurdles?  \n• Are there marriage-specific issues?  \n• Resource material and examples.  \n• New options for review of the test.  \n• Test updates.  \nFirst Literacy  \nTeaching to the Test  \nDecember 8, 2023  \n1:00-4:00 PM EST  \nCitizenship Interview Basics  \nThe Citizenship Interview currently consists of the following four components:  \n1. 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Simulate and practice the entire interview:  \n“Before, During, and After” Specifics  \n2. Engage in \"Necessary Overkill\"  \n3. Tailor the interview to the s","cbCaisJwBW7a7QOQ","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaisJwBW7a7QOQ","pdf",400457,29,"English","# About The ILC and My Background\n# Goals for the Presentation and Attendees\n# Citizenship Interview Basics\n## Civics\n## Reading\n## Writing\n## Conversation\n# General Program Methodology\n# Specific Program Methodology: Five Keys to Success\n## Simulate and practice the entire interview\n## Necessary overkill\n## Tailor the interview to the student\n## Conduct mock interviews\n## Follow-up","[{\"question\":\"What are the four components of the citizenship interview described in the workshop?\",\"answer\":\"The workshop states the interview includes Civics, Reading, Writing, and Conversation. 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