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Memory, David; Palmatier, Robert A. – 1975
The functional content unit on consumer credit is part of a system developed for tutor training and support for adult literacy programs. A key component of the system is the Tutor Support Library, consisting of Instructional Concept Guides (designed as training and reference aids for tutors) and Functional Content Units (intended to help tutors…
Descriptors: Adult Literacy, Adult Reading Programs, Consumer Economics, Consumer Education
Memory, David; And Others – 1975
The functional content unit on getting and keeping a job is part of a system developed for tutor training and support for adult literacy programs. A key component of the system is the Tutor Support Library, consisting of Instructional Concept Guides (designed as training and reference aids for tutors) and Functional Content Units (intended to help…
Descriptors: Adult Literacy, Adult Reading Programs, Employment Interviews, Employment Opportunities
Memory, David; Lamarre, Marilyn – 1975
The functional content unit on health and medical care is part of a system developed for tutor training and support for adult literacy programs. A key component of the system is the Tutor Support Library, consisting of Instructional Concept Guides (designed as training and reference aids for tutors) and Functional Content Units (intended to help…
Descriptors: Adult Literacy, Adult Reading Programs, Health Education, Health Services
Johnston, Joyce D.; And Others – 1975
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: Adult Learning, Adult Literacy, Adult Reading Programs, Adult Students
Weiner, Roberta; Carter, Sylvia – 1975
The three sample mini-functional units are part of a system developed for tutor training and support for adult literacy programs. A key component of the system is the Tutor Support Library, consisting of Instructional Concept Guides (designed as training and reference aids for tutors) and Functional Content Units (intended to help tutors combine…
Descriptors: Adult Literacy, Adult Reading Programs, Alphabetizing Skills, Communication Skills
Weiner, Roberta – 1975
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: Adult Learning, Adult Literacy, Adult Reading Programs, Adult Students
Brown, Nancy M.; Hakanson, Edward E. – 1985
This guide was developed to assist volunteers in tutoring adult readers who read below the ninth-grade level. It was intended to be used as a supplement to the tutor training programs for volunteers at Drake University. The following topics are discussed in the guide in either narrative or question-and-answer format: getting started as a tutor,…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Adult Reading Programs, Adult Students
Brown, Nancy M.; Hakanson, Edward E. – 1985
This curriculum plan contains materials for tutors to use in teaching adults to read. It was developed for the Drake University reading tutoring program. The curriculum plan is organized in four levels. The first level covers letter recognition, handwriting, auditory discrimination, sound/symbol coordination, short vowel sounds, sight words, and…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Adult Reading Programs, Adult Students
Johnston, Joyce; Palmatier, Robert A. – 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: Adult Learning, Adult Literacy, Adult Reading Programs, Adult Students
Download full textHakanson, Edward E., Ed.; Gunderson, Doris V., Ed. – 1986
This guide was developed to assist volunteers in tutoring adult readers who read below the ninth-grade level. The following topics are discussed in the guide in either narrative or question-and-answer format: getting started as a tutor, who are the clients, getting acquainted, tutoring procedures, and teaching decoding skills. Procedures for…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Adult Reading Programs, Adult Students
Strader, Susan; And Others – 1975
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: Adult Learning, Adult Literacy, Adult Reading Programs, Adult Students
Lane, Martha A. – 1984
This guide is designed to assist volunteer tutors participating in an adult literacy program. Discussed in the first chapter are the meaning of the term functional literacy, the way in which we get meaning from print, and word identification skills. The next two sections deal with the history of literacy education in industrialized countries and…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Learning, Adult Literacy, Adult Programs
