This article offers recommendations for literacy and mathematics leaders as they design and implement effective professional development and support for middle and secondary mathematics teachers to integrate literacy into their instruction. To cross the mathematics-literacy divide, the authors provide an annotated bibliography of articles…

"Research Connections" conducted a comprehensive search of its collection for resources focused on play and early learning. This Key Topic Resource List includes a listing of selected resources on the role of play in early development and learning. From the many results, "Research Connections" selected a limited number of…

This bibliography focuses on research in adult literacy and basic education. The general categories, which were determined on the basis of the agenda of the conference for which it was prepared, include bibliographies; history of literacy/illiteracy; theory of literacy; literacy provision (examples from local to international); literacy and…

This bibliography consists of a select list of books having to do with literacy teaching, the majority of which are UNESCO publications. Most entries have been published since 1970. (CLK)

This bibliographic review is a guide to publications on literacy in developing countries, which are available in English, French, Spanish, and German. Section I focuses on literacy and its relationship to orality. Section II addresses the interdependence of literacy and development. Definitions and conceptual approaches to literacy are discussed…

This annotated bibliography consists of materials in the ERIC system that deal with teaching English as a second language to persons who are illiterate, or functionally illiterate, in their native language. The items in the bibliography were obtained by means of a computer search of "Currnt Index to Journals in Education" and "Resources in…

This document presents a total of 109 references and annotations of works that are in some way related to the topic of math for learning and life. Section 1 presents 68 annotated references with keywords drawn from the Canadian Literacy Thesaurus. Selected topics covered in the listed publications are as follows: numeracy as social practice; the…

Two bibliographies that review 18 books and resource materials that adult educators can use to teach mathematics in adult literacy classes are included. The materials are suggested to help teachers implement an effective, successful mathematics program, using many of the strategies recommended by the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics.…

This bibliography provides a list of 65 selected works on the topic of adult literacy in developing countries. It is a contemporary list, including only works published in the last 15 years. The works are organized into subject categories. Works are listed only once; in cases where a work could be listed under more than one category, it is listed…

This article describes ten of what the author considers to be the most important references in the field of literacy education based on their influence on teaching practices and educational theory.

This annotated bibliography contains 36 references on teaching methods and instructional strategies in the field of adult literacy found in the ERIC database. It contains citations from the period between 1987 and 1989 and is divided into two sections. The first section lists sources for instruction and training, while the second section contains…

This guide provides adult literacy practitioners with a sampling of 103 exemplary professional development resources. It is designed to address the broad needs and interests of adult literacy practitioners and is intended as a resource guide for out-of-field professionals, who are being called upon to perform adult literacy services. Books,…

This bibliography lists 585 books suitable for children or adult new readers, classified into the following themes: (1) African American Experience; (2) Appalachia; (3) architecture and engineering; (4) art; (5) communities and change; (6) death; (7) family; (8) farm life; (9) geography; (10) history of Ohio; (11) history of the United States;…

Three abstracts and seventy-five acquisitions related to adult literacy are presented. A few of the acquisition entries are in French. The abstracts are of the following: "Directory of Organizations Offering Literacy Training Courses," by the International Institute of Adult Literacy Methods; "Directory of Universities and Institutes Offering…

This annotated bibliography is intended as a resource for service providers and small and midsized companies seeking assistance on all aspects of workplace literacy programs. It contains more than 320 entries dealing with the following workplace literacy-related topics: assessment and evaluation (research supporting different types of learner…