What We Do

As a thought partner with expertise in oral and written language skills development, teacher professional learning, and advocacy for adult education, Deborah Kennedy works with nonprofit organizations and governmental agencies to plan and support projects that rely on clear, cogent communication.

Interactive Presentations and Workshops

• Words We Don’t Use and Why We Don’t Use Them
• Adult Educators Make the Best Advocates
• Advocacy Messages That Resonate
• Writing for Reader Access
• The Adult Education Landscape

Technical Assistance

• Guidance for government agencies on effective communication of information and resources

Professional Development

• Learner-centered instruction
• Outcomes-oriented lesson planning
• Formative assessment for learner success

Editorial Services

• Editing of books, articles, and online materials in adult education, language skills development, language assessment, and related topic areas
• Grant proposal writing

Clients

• ACE of Florida
• ACTFL
• American Institutes for Research
• Assessment and Evaluation Language Resource Center
• BoardSource
• Bureau of Consumer Protection, U.S. Federal Trade Commission
• Business Basics
• Cardea Communications
• Center for Advanced Proficiency in English
• Center for Applied Linguistics
• Co-nect Schools, Inc.
• State of Connecticut Department of Consumer Protection
• Council for Global Education
• Coupa Software, Inc.
• Digital City (AOL)
• Dual Language Education of New Mexico
• Episcopal Diocese of Washington
• FCIB, the Finance, Credit, and International Business Association
• Four Points Editing
• Grammarians, Inc.
• The Hawthorn Group
• Kratos Learning Solutions
• Learning and Leadership in Families
• Luminary Labs
• Manhattan Strategy Group
• McFarland & Co., Publishers
• National Association for Gifted Children
• National Capital Language Resource Center
• National Center for Literacy Education
• National Center for Nonprofit Boards
• National Coalition for Literacy
• National Foreign Language Center
• Randall Funding & Development
• SRI International
• TESOL International
• The Thomas Circle Singers
• Winning Proposals, Inc.