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Greater Cleveland Communications Skills Study Group, OH. – 1985
The literacy problem in the Cleveland area and recommendations for dealing with it are presented in this booklet. Beginning with a definition of literacy and a discussion of the human costs and economic consequences of illiteracy, the booklet advocates reducing adult illiteracy, eliminating basic skills deficits, and improving communications…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Illiteracy, Literacy, Literacy Education
Stringer, Mary D.; Faraclas, Nicholas G. – 1987
Designed to help communities in preliterate societies break the barrier of illiteracy, this book presents a simple basic foundation for literacy instruction that can be handled by local people with little experience. The book explains each step with great detail. The four chapters are as follows: (1) "Local Language Literacy and Developing…
Descriptors: Community Cooperation, Developing Nations, Foreign Countries, Guidelines
Samuelson, Judith A.; Faddis, Constance R. – 1986
This replication guide describes the Indiana solution to the adult illiteracy problem--the inception of the Indiana Adult Literacy Initiative and the formation of the Indiana Adult Literacy Coalition. These four strategies promoted by the Initiative for developing and implementing programs are cited: volunteerism, public-private sector…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Education, Adult Literacy, Illiteracy
Smith, Beverly J.; Carl, Linda S. – 1985
This report describes the formation of the Literacy Coalition of Harrisburg, which sought to allow for the pooling of resources, elimination of service duplication, and establishment of a referral system. Chapter I focuses on activities prior to submitting a grant proposal and includes correspondence. Chapter II covers writing and submitting the…
Descriptors: Adult Literacy, Adult Programs, Agency Cooperation, Illiteracy
Talan, Carole S. – 1987
Intended for those groups contemplating the establishment of any type of literacy services within a community, this resource is designed to help in the analysis of both the need for literacy services within the community and the currently available resources for meeting that need. Five steps are recommended to identify clearly both the needs and…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Literacy, Community Resources, Evaluation Methods
Minnesota Adult Literacy Campaign, St. Paul. – 1988
This blueprint is intended to give employers and organized labor an overview of the issues involved in workplace literacy. The guide is divided into six sections. Section 1 defines and introduces workplace literacy. Section 2 highlights some of the issues employers and organized labor are facing as a result of low literacy levels in the workplace.…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Adult Programs, Corporate Education
Utah State Office of Education, Salt Lake City. – 1988
This state master plan provides a structure to facilitate the development of an appropriate and effective education system for all students in Utah, including those at risk of dropping out and of failing to achieve literacy. The challenges of ensuring an appropriate and effective education for each student are significant, numerous, and complex;…
Descriptors: Administrator Guides, Dropout Prevention, Educational Objectives, Elementary Secondary Education
Spence, Mary Catherine – 1985
This manual outlines the procedures for recruiting, preparing, scheduling, presenting, and evaluating a workshop for tutors participating in a program to help nonreaders develop job search skills. The following topics are discussed: an overview of the program; recruitment of tutors; recruitment of students; preparation for the workshop (space and…
Descriptors: Adult Literacy, Illiteracy, Job Search Methods, Program Development
Department of Education, Washington, DC. – 1988
This booklet provides guidelines for setting up workplace programs to strengthen employee basic skills. It is intended to help employers who are contemplating the establishment of basic skills training programs and those with programs already in place who seek to improve their current designs. Part I addresses the basic skills problem in the…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Basic Skills, Corporate Education
Caulder, Trisha C.; And Others – 1989
This manual contains guidelines for implementing and maintaining Workplace Skills Enhancement programs. These guidelines are intended to be a resource to adult education directors and their staffs as they work with local businesses, industries, and organizations in combating adult illiteracy. The manual is divided into the key steps in…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Literacy, Corporate Education, Illiteracy
Schild, Maureen – 1990
This manual is planned for use by both community organizations interested in starting literacy programs to serve their neighborhoods and for agencies providing other services to clients who would also benefit from literacy services. It is organized in four parts, which represent various stages in thinking about and starting a new literacy program.…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Adult Programs, Illiteracy
Department of Housing and Urban Development, Washington, DC. – 1999
This publication is designed to help Neighborhood Networks centers create programs that meet the goals of adult literacy learners. (The centers provide residents of federally assisted or insured properties with training in economic self-sufficiency.) Chapter 1 highlights the special characteristics of adult learners--the challenges they face and…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Learning, Adult Literacy, Adults
Watson, Wendy; Bate, Barbara – 1991
This document addresses literacy partnerships and presents a guide for community organization and program development. Section 1, "Developing a Community Literacy Organization," provides a framework for planning. It covers getting started, becoming a society, building a strong board, conducting effective meetings, accessing the media,…
Descriptors: Adult Literacy, Community Cooperation, Community Organizations, Community Programs
Michigan State Univ., East Lansing. Non-Formal Education Information Center. – 1982
The lead article in this issue discusses how linkages at any level from local to national government can help put into practice changing concepts of education and development. The 72-item annotated bibliography and the 12 project descriptions provide resources on the topic of linking formal and non-formal education. Examples from the literature on…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Annotated Bibliographies, Developing Nations, Economically Disadvantaged
United States Conference of Mayors, Washington, DC. – 1986
This report expands upon a policy resolution passed unanimously at the 53rd Annual Conference of Mayors in 1985. The first part of the report, a policy statement, points out the magnitude of the adult illiteracy problem and of some of the issues involved, and briefly indicates how various segments of society can contribute to a solution. The…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Coordination, Delivery Systems
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