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Udoh, Imelda Icheji Lawrence – 1994
The educational and linguistic rationales for designing an adult English-as-a-Second-Language literacy program based on phonics are discussed, with specific reference to an Ibibio adult literacy program in Nigeria. An introductory section gives an overview of Nigerian policy and practice concerning literacy education. Next, the phonics approach to…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, African Languages, Classroom Techniques
Jeffers, Elaine; Sperber, Diane – 1980
During the 1979-1980 school year Project Primary Reading Objectives for Bilingual Education (P.R.O.B.E.) was involved in improving the rate of reading growth and cognitive development of four and five year olds from the Bronx, New York. In bilingual classes that were conducted primarily in Spanish, the 153 program participants received instruction…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Bilingual Education, Early Childhood Education, English (Second Language)
Hakes, Judith A.; And Others – 1980
A curriculum pilot project was initiated for purposes of helping the Acoma and Laguna Pueblo Tribes (2 of 19 Pueblo Tribes located in New Mexico) to improve the education of their children. A majority of these students were bilingual and the overall educational program did not seem to meet their particular learning needs, resulting in poor…
Descriptors: American Indian Education, American Indians, Bilingual Students, Cultural Context