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Peer reviewedQuintero, Elizabeth; Huerta-Macias, Ana – School Community Journal, 1993
Project FIEL, Family Initiative for English Literacy, was designed to provide participatory literacy and biliteracy development opportunities for (Hispanic-American) families in El Paso. This article discusses program goals; theoretical perspectives; project design rationale; population characteristics; curriculum development, implementation, and…
Descriptors: Context Effect, Early Childhood Education, Family Programs, Hispanic Americans
Greene, Jane Fell – American Educator, 1998
Describes LANGUAGE, a literacy curriculum for students in middle and high schools, and the teacher retraining that prepares teachers for it. Curriculum components are outlined for a structured approach that incorporates phonemic awareness and whole language aspects. Program evaluations have supported the effectiveness of the curriculum. (SLD)
Descriptors: High School Students, Inservice Teacher Education, Intermediate Grades, Literacy Education
Download full textRoskos, Kathy – 1990
A study examined differences between a prescriptive individualized approach to literacy instruction in adult basic education (ABE) settings. Six ABE classrooms participated in the study with four continuing traditional literacy instruction and two providing whole language-oriented literacy instruction. Average attendance per session was 12 adults.…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Classroom Environment, Diagnostic Teaching
Smith, Ralph J. – 1994
The 1993-94 school year was the first year of the Accelerating Literacy Program (ALP) of the Austin (Texas) Independent School District. The ALP used a grant from the Texas Education Agency to train elementary educators in the methods of a short-term reading intervention program based on the Reading Recovery/Whole Language theory. A group of 367…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Acceleration (Education), Elementary School Students, Elementary School Teachers
Griswold, Karen – 1988
The New York Public Library Centers for Reading and Writing developed a Saturday writing class for adult literacy students. The class design also provided an opportunity to train volunteers and professional teachers in this model of writing instruction. One project goal was to formulate suggestions for others setting up such courses, which follow.…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Educational Planning, High School Equivalency Programs
Center for Literacy, Inc., Philadelphia, PA. – 1993
A family literacy demonstration project was conducted to offer family literacy classes in three public schools in Philadelphia. Instruction was offered for 2.5 hours per day 4 days per week for parents of kindergartners and first graders from January to June and for parents and children together in July. The project was designed to help adults…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Demonstration Programs, Family Involvement
