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Download full textSherman, Debora C.; Buchanan, Barbara M. – 1980
Two teachers from very diverse backgrounds combined their resources in the College of Public and Community Service at the University of Massachusetts to set up an adult literacy program. Based on the assumptions that instruction should be based on the needs of the learners, that reading is a cognitive rather than a mechanical process, and that…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Education, Adult Learning, Adult Literacy
Donaldson, Gregory; August, Bonne T. – 1979
A reading curriculum for adult learners is described, offering guidelines for instruction at three levels of reading equivalency (nonreader to third grade, third through sixth grade, and sixth through ninth grade). The curriculum is designed to help adults develop skills in reading, writing, mathematics, and studying in the content areas. After…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Reading Programs, Communication Skills, Content Area Reading
San Antonio State Hospital, TX. Office of Education Services. – 1983
This instructional manual consists of materials for use in implementing a computer-assisted instructional program in reading skills development for adult nonreaders. Discussed first are the project during which this instructional program and manual were developed and the goals of the computer-assisted beginning reading program, a major feature of…
Descriptors: Adult Literacy, Adult Reading Programs, Computer Assisted Instruction, Context Clues
Greene, Frank P., Ed. – 1972
This is one of two volumes of papers drawn from the twenty-first annual meeting of the National Reading Conference held in 1971. Focusing on junior college and college reading programs and problems, the 40 papers are arranged into the following categories: designs for programs, special admission students, ethnically different students, adult…
Descriptors: Adult Reading Programs, Conference Reports, Higher Education, Individualized Programs
Muller, Josef, Ed. – 1986
This collection deals with post-literacy strategies in general and with strategies and techniques that have been implemented in Tanzania. The first part contains the following reports addressing general aspects of post-literacy strategies: "Issues in Post-Literacy" by Anil Bordia; "Some Curricular Aspects of Post-Literacy and…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Reading Programs, Articulation (Education), Continuing Education
Lashof, Judith R. – 1992
The Vermont Institute for Self Reliance (VISR) conducted a Basic Educational Skills for Training (BEST) program, a national demonstration project in workplace literacy, from April 1990 to March 1992. BEST provided learner-centered, context-based literacy instruction onsite, on company time, at two General Electric (GE) Aircraft Engines Rutland…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Adult Reading Programs, Basic Skills
Longfield, Diane M. – 1984
Although English-as-a-second-language (ESL) practitioners are generally making good progress in teaching listening and speaking skills, the entire area of teaching literacy skills to ESL students is barely in the formative stage. The teaching of ESL is further complicated when students are not only lacking in English literacy skills but are also…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Learning, Adult Literacy, Adult Reading Programs
