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Download full textMid-York Library System, Utica, NY. – 1988
Designed to provide a comprehensive literacy reference for public libraries, this handbook presents a glossary of terms, background information on functional literacy, and brief reviews of 14 additional topics: (1) literacy statistics; (2) adult performance levels; (3) the problem of adult education; (4) illiteracy generates itself; (5) about…
Descriptors: Adult Literacy, Adult Reading Programs, Basic Skills, High Interest Low Vocabulary Books
Shelton, Elaine – 1979
The Adult Performance Level (APL) Competency-Based High School Diploma (CBHSD) Program in Texas is briefly described. The program was developed as a flexible and effective alternative to a conventional high school diploma program and to the General Educational Development (GED) test. Program goals are expressed as competency outcomes which are…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Basic Skills, Competency Based Education, Daily Living Skills
