THIS VOLUME IS THE SECOND OF THREE PUBLISHED BY THE AMERICAN FOUNDATION FOR CONTINUING EDUCATION AS PART OF A RESEARCH PROJECT TO DESIGN AND TEST STUDY-DISCUSSION PROGRAMS IN SCIENCE FOR ADULTS PLANNED TO HELP THEM FORM SOUND JUDGMENTS ON PUBLIC POLICY. PHYSICAL CONCEPTS WHICH LED TO THE DISCOVERY OF ATOMIC ENERGY AND OF THE STRUCTURE OF LIVING…

Discusses a variety of programs, practices, and materials available to the teacher of adult basic education. (MKM)

The readability levels of 15 popular magazines were determined by applying the Flesch, Farr-Jenkins-Paterson, Gunning, and Fry readability formulas to the lead articles of each. Average grade levels found were 13, 14, 12.2, and 10.9. Probability intercorrelations between the easy-to-difficult rankings yielded by the four formulas were all…

Thirty bibliographies of easy reading materials appropriate for adults are presented with full bibliographic information and a brief annotation. (SJ)

Because of lack of funds and the failure of the mass literacy campaign, the government of Indonesia has concentrated on the consolidation of literacy by organizing reading groups of neo-literates. Reading materials are obtained from all technical departments concerned with rural development. (EB)

Provides an annotated bibliography of materials dealing with adult reading. (AEA)

Description of a Pakistani program of publications on various aspects of agriculture especially written for the neo-literate farmer, i.e., one who has basic reading skills which need more practice for permanent establishment. The nature of the materials and their distribution is explained. (JB)

Reviews six models of prereading programs for developmentally delayed adults: readinglike behavior, picture reading, global features of books, print in the environment, labeling, and rebus symbols. (SK)

A French version of a guide originally published in Spanish for use in Latin America, this book explains how to develop instructional material for teaching reading to "new readers" in developing nations. The guide was developed to aid the teaching of reading to adults who can already read but who are not yet accomplished readers. The materials…

A BIBLIOGRAPHY SUITABLE FOR USE WITH ADULT GROUPS AND INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE ILLITERATE, FUNCTIONALLY ILLITERATE, OR WHOSE READING SKILLS ARE LATENT OR UNDERDEVELOPED WAS COMPILED BY THE COMMITTEE ON READING IMPROVEMENT FOR ADULTS OF THE AMERICAN LIBRARY ASSOCIATION ADULT SERVICES DIVISION. THIS LIST REPRESENTS A COMPLETELY EDITED AND ANNOTATED…

Describes how pornographic books were used in a successful three-month program designed to teach 15 low-income adult males how to read. (DD)

This report describes adult literacy needs, the role of the libraries in meeting those needs, literacy needs and services in New York, and the contributions the City University of New York (CUNY) is making to the literacy effort. Quotations from Paulo Freire and Jonathan Kozol are used to define the nature of illiteracy and its extent in the…

This booklet provides 12 lessons designed to use the newspaper in an adult basic education curriculum. Each lesson focuses on a particular letter of the alphabet, provides a list of vocabulary needed for the lesson, and includes 10 steps which comprise the lesson, hints on how to teach the lesson, and suggested activities. (RS)

AN EXTENSIVE SURVEY AND REVIEW OF THE MATERIALS AVAILABLE FOR TEACHING ILLITERATE ADULTS TO READ WAS CONDUCTED BY QUESTIONING PUBLISHERS ABOUT THE LITERATURE THEY PUBLISHED FOR THE ADULT BASIC LITERACY MARKET. BASED ON THE PUBLISHERS' REPLIES, THE FOLLOWING SIX ANNOTATED LISTS OF ADULT READING MATERIALS WERE COMPILED AND ARE PRESENTED--BASIC…