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Download full textCole, Lucy; Fraser, Ruth – 1994
The Columbia County Public Library (Lake City, Florida) conducted a project that involved recruitment, retention, public awareness, training, basic literacy, collection development, tutoring, computer- assisted, other technology, intergenerational/family, and English as a Second Language (ESL) programs. The project served a community of…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Learning, Adult Literacy, English (Second Language)
Smyth, Carol B.; Grannell, Dorothy S.; Moore, Miriam – 1994
The Literacy Resource Center project, a program of the Wayne Township Public Library also known as the Morrisson-Reeves Library (Richmond, Indiana), involved recruitment, retention, coalition building, public awareness, training, basic literacy, collection development, tutoring, computer-assisted, other technology, employment oriented,…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Learning, Adult Literacy, Community Cooperation
Mooney, Sharon Lopez – 1994
The West Marin Literacy Project, a project of the Marin County Free Library (San Rafael, California), involved recruitment, retention, coalition building, public awareness, training, rural oriented, tutoring, computer- assisted, intergenerational/family, and English as a Second Language (ESL) programs. The project served a community of under…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Learning, Adult Literacy, Community Cooperation
Nevels, Vada Germaine – 1993
The Hopkinsville-Christian County Library (Kentucky) conducted a project that involved recruitment, public awareness, basic literacy, collection development, tutoring, computer-assisted, other technology, and intergenerational/family programs. The project served a community of 50,000-100,000 people, and targeted the learning disabled,…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Learning, Adult Literacy, Community Cooperation
Gennaro, Ellen – 1992
The Mastics-Moriches-Shirley Community Library conducted a project in fiscal year 1992 that involved recruitment, retention, public awareness, training, basic literacy, collection development, tutoring, intergenerational/family, and English as a Second Language (ESL) programs. The project served a community of 25,000-50,000 and targeted the…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Learning, Adult Literacy, Community Cooperation
Strunk, Sandra J. – 1991
This handbook, developed for an adult learning center in Pennsylvania, uses word processing instruction on Apple IIe computers to promote student writing. The handbook was designed for use by adult basic education, General Educational Development, and English-as-a-Second-Language students who read at a fourth-grade level or higher. In the 15…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Computer Software, Computer Uses in Education
Hess, Therese M. – 1994
The Martinsburg-Berkeley County Public Library (West Virginia) conducted a project that involved recruitment, retention, coalition building, public awareness, training, basic literacy, collection development, tutoring, computer assisted, other technology, and English as a Second Language (ESL) programs. The project served a three-county community…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Learning, Adult Literacy, Community Cooperation
Peer reviewedBeheshti, Jamshid; Cote, Camille – Canadian Library Journal, 1990
Discusses the library's responsibility to society to confront adult illiteracy and suggests that libraries should provide computers and special software to support adult basic education programs. Available educational systems and software are described, and sources to aid in selection are identified. (10 references) (CLB)
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Managed Instruction
Office of Educational Research and Improvement (ED), Washington, DC. – 1988
The seven narrative reports featured in this publication detail the accomplishments, in seven key areas, of State Grant Programs (Titles I, II, and III) funded by the Library Services and Construction Act (LSCA). These descriptions of state and local library activities, demonstrating how libraries are meeting a variety of users' needs, are: (1)…
Descriptors: Adult Programs, Computer Assisted Instruction, Disabilities, English (Second Language)
Brisk, Maria Estela – 1985
A program in which Spanish-speaking first grade children were encouraged to write stories about subjects of interest to them, using microcomputers and composing a personal storybook, has the advantages of using little-used computers, providing a link between oral and written language, encouraging creativity in students often perceived as learning…
Descriptors: Bilingual Students, Class Activities, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Oriented Programs
