Fannie Mae Foundation home-buying guides available

The FannieMae Foundation provides free home-buying readiness curriculum resources for adult learners.

The Foundation has created a first-of-its-kind English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL) module, entitled "How to Buy a Home in the United States," which has been used in classroom settings to teach adult students about the home-buying process while successfully integrating language development. The module is designed to present home ownership information to ESOL learners in basic terms they can understand. The material aims to be inspirational and show students that owning a home is a realistic goal they can work towards.

The ESOL module was developed to help immigrants understand the home-buying process. These materials integrate practical knowledge about home ownership as they promote English reading, writing, listening, and speaking skills for intermediate to advanced learners of ESOL. To receive your FREE teacher�s guide and up to 20 student workbooks, call 1-800-544-9224.

The Literacy and Adult Basic Education Homeownership Program promotes basic literacy and math skills through its curriculum, entitled "How to Buy Your Own Home." It is the only workbook of its kind specifically designed for literacy and Adult Basic Education (ABE) classes. Designed to present home-buying information to your adult learners, "How to Buy Your Own Home" can be used to supplement and enhance existing class materials. The curriculum is a self-contained program that includes all the information needed to facilitate classroom discussions and promote learning about the home-buying process.

The "How to Buy Your Own Home" curriculum is organized into four units that cover the process of home ownership through "real-world" situations. Topics range from why people buy a home to the search for affordable housing to qualifying for a mortgage to owning and maintaining a home. As students explore home ownership, they�ll expand their vocabularies by doing various writing and comprehension exercises, as well as listening, reading, writing, and using English to discuss new concepts and express their ideas. Both student and teacher�s guides are multi-color and complete with illustrations.

To order copies of "How to Buy Your Own Home" call 1-800-539-4051.

For more information, visit the Fannie Mae Foundation's website, www.fanniemaefoundation.org.