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Beverstock, Caroline; McIntyre, Sue – Adult Basic Education and Literacy Journal, 2008
Project Read at the San Mateo Public Library is one of 106 library programs in California helping adults improve their reading, writing, and communication skills. Like many adult literacy programs, Project Read trains and matches volunteer tutors with students. About 30% of the Project Read students are men in Project 90 (P-90), a residential drug…
Descriptors: Reading Programs, Public Libraries, Library Services, Adult Literacy
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French, Michael P.; Reinhart, Kim E. – Reading Horizons, 1991
Shares how writing can be used as a primary intervention vehicle to provide for skill development, strategic thinking, and building self-esteem in a clinical setting. (MG)
Descriptors: Early Intervention, Elementary Secondary Education, High Risk Students, Learning Strategies
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Sinatra, Richard – Language and Literacy Spectrum, 2004
This report describes the organizational structure, a literacy approach called the 6Rs, and theme-related components that occurred over three summers at CampUs. Thousands of inner-city children from housing development sites located in New York City's five boroughs were bused to a metropolitan university. During 10-day cycles, children read trade…
Descriptors: Educational Practices, Summer Programs, Reading Programs, Literacy