Adult Homeownership Education Educational curricula help adult students learn how to buy a home as they improve their basic literacy and English skills. The Fannie Mae Foundation understands the homeownership needs of adult students. The program teaches students about the home-buying process while successfully integrating language development.
Lessons are inspirational and show students that homeownership is tangible.
How to Buy Your Own Home , promotes basic literacy and math skills. It is the only workbook of its kind specifically designed for literacy and Adult Basic Education classes. The curriculum is organized into four units that cover the process of homeownership through real-world situations. Topics range from reasons for buying a home and the search for affordable housing to qualifying for a mortgage and maintaining a home. As students explore homeownership, their vocabularies expand through listening, reading, writing, and using English to discuss new concepts and express ideas.