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Download full textDunn, Christina, Ed. – 1989
A special program was developed using $8,800 in local funds and $18,957 in Library Services and Construction Act (LSCA) funds for Head Start families in the Denver community. Of the 1,850 preschool-aged children from 100 Head Start classes who participated, 90% were from families with income levels below $9,000, 78% were from single-parent…
Descriptors: Childrens Libraries, Cooperative Programs, Economically Disadvantaged, Hispanic Americans
Morris, Karen L.; Porter, Connie – 1993
The Jefferson-Madison Regional Library (Charlottesville, Virginia) conducted a project that involved training, basic literacy, collection development, tutoring, and computer assisted programs. The project served a population of 100,000-200,000, and targeted the homeless, workforce/workplace learning, and adult non- and new-readers. Tutoring was…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Learning, Adult Literacy, Computer Assisted Instruction
