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Iowa Department of Education, 2004
The purpose of this publication is to present the Executive Summary of the Program Year 2004 report on Iowa's adult literacy program benchmarks. The passage of the Workforce Investment Act (WIA) of 1998 [Public Law 105-220] by the 105th Congress ushered in a new era of collaboration, coordination, cooperation and accountability. The overall goal…
Descriptors: Adult Reading Programs, Adult Literacy, Labor Force Development, Benchmarking

Henneberg, Susan – English Journal, 1986
Describes experiences in teaching adults to read and discusses the following needs of illiterate adult students: a program containing adult materials and a low student/teacher ratio, teachers skilled in teaching basic skills who are knowledgeable about a variety of teaching methodologies, and a way to find and bring them into the classroom. (EL)
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Adult Reading Programs, Functional Literacy
Sherry, Diana – 1989
The Boulder Public Library offered a one-to-one free literacy program aimed at middle-class nonreaders. During the fiscal year October 1988 to September 1989, the program matched 60 new students with volunteer tutors; of these, 52 enrolled, boosting enrollment to 90 students. The program also conducted assessment tests on 72 students and…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Adult Reading Programs, Correctional Education
Illinois Literacy Resource Development Center, Champaign. – 1994
The Literacy Enhancement Project (LEP) was initiated in 1993 to upgrade the quality of service at adult literacy program sites throughout Illinois. The project provided in-depth, sequential training in using a model assessment/evaluation system that is intended to serve as a developmental tool aiding in program design and modification and…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Adult Reading Programs, Community Colleges
Palmatier, Robert A.; And Others – 1976
The instructional concept guide is part of a system developed for tutor training and support. It is primarily designed for volunteers, but it can also be adapted to the training of paraprofessional tutors for any type of adult literacy program. A key component in the system is the Tutor Support Library, consisting of Instructional Concept Guides…
Descriptors: Administrator Guides, Adult Literacy, Adult Reading Programs, Adult Students
Fisk, William R.; Peck, Nancy L. – 1992
Workers in five departments of the J.P. Stevens Plant in Clemson, South Carolina, participated in a workplace literacy project that was designed to increase participants' literacy and job skills and increase the literacy training efforts of textile plants in the Southeast. Major project activities included the following: identification of the…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Reading Programs, Curriculum Development, Demonstration Programs
Challis, Stephen – 1991
A study examined ways of increasing the number of successful transfers by students between community- and institution-based literacy programs in Manitoba. A literature review was conducted, and 18 adult literacy programs or related offices throughout Manitoba were visited. During the visits, classroom settings and curriculum materials were…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Reading Programs, Agency Cooperation, Articulation (Education)
Presler, Myles – 1992
This handbook was developed as a resource for college campuses participating in Literacy Impact, a nationwide grassroots movement mobilizing college students, new readers, and their communities to increase awareness of literacy as a tool for social justice. Discussed in the introduction are the missions of SCALE (Student Coalition for Action in…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Reading Programs, Advocacy, Annotated Bibliographies