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Texas State Library, Austin. Dept. of Library Development. – 1990
The first section of this guide about literacy programs in Texas features background information about literacy, including a definition of literacy; literacy statistics; a fact sheet about literacy in the United States; developmental stages of literacy; Kohl's four stages of literacy; characteristics of successful programs; barriers to and methods…
Descriptors: Adult Literacy, Agency Cooperation, Learning Disabilities, Library Material Selection
Marcum, Deanna B.; Stone, Elizabeth W. – American Libraries, 1991
Describes major influxes of immigrant populations in the United States in the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, their impact on library services, and literacy programs for multicultural populations established during this time period. Questions about past and current missions of the public library are considered, and the work of librarian…
Descriptors: Acculturation, Citizenship Education, Cultural Pluralism, Educational History
