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Plymouth-Canton Community Schools, MI. – 1991
An intergenerational English-as-a-Second-Language (ESL) program was implemented in Plymouth, Michigan, as a result of a need in a community adult ESL program and child care center, where many adult ESL students (predominantly Japanese) had preschool children who could not adjust to the child care center. The program initially allowed for mother…
Descriptors: Community Programs, English (Second Language), Family Programs, Intergenerational Programs
Davis, Margaret, Ed.; O'Brien, Maryann, Ed. – 1990
This publication is intended for mainstream teachers and school administrators involved in the education of language minority students, and describes professional competencies necessary to capitalize on the linguistic and cultural strengths inherent in a culturally diverse population. The materials included are designed for both training and…
Descriptors: Acculturation, Administrator Education, Administrator Qualifications, Cultural Differences
Download full textIsserlis, Janet – 1990
Experiences with family and intergenerational programs in English Second Language (ESL) literacy are reviewed, and factors that contribute to their success are discussed. It is suggested that as the notion of literacy expands, conceptual boundaries of the population of learners must expand also. While there is much to be learned from existing…
Descriptors: Family English Literacy, Family Programs, Instructional Materials, Intergenerational Programs
New York State Education Dept., Albany. Bureau of Adult and Continuing Education Program Development. – 1990
This guidebook is based on telephone interviews, conducted in April and May 1989, with the staff of 19 homeless shelters in California, Delaware, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Missouri, New Jersey, New York, Oklahoma, Texas, and Tennessee, site visits at eight New York State shelter programs, and a review of the research on literacy training for…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Education, Basic Skills, Homeless People
Weinstein-Shr, Gail – 1988
Project LEIF (Learning English through Intergenerational Friendship) is a program begun in 1985 in which an intergenerational core of tutors was trained to teach English to refugees in the Philadelphia area. The program has since expanded and been replicated in four other cities. This manual is intended to help those individuals or groups…
Descriptors: Administrator Guides, Adult Literacy, English (Second Language), Immigrants
Padak, Nancy; Cook, Dale – 1990
This booklet contains nine 1-hour training sessions related to the components of family literacy programs. Each session may stand alone or be used in combination with any other. This provides trainers with the flexibility to base workshops on participants' needs and interests. Titles for the sessions include: (1) the process of literacy learning;…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Basic Skills, Children
Molek, Carol – 1991
A project provided family literacy services in Lewistown, Pennsylvania. The "Together We Learn" project had four objectives: (1) promoting family literacy by using the Project PACT (Parents and Children Together) model in two 10-week sessions; (2) improving parents' basic skills so they can work better with their children; (3) assisting…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Adult Programs, Basic Skills
