A study investigated the notion that bilingual students' low academic achievement may be due to semilingualism (having limited language skills) in each of the two languages, and the cognitive deficits that presumably result. The subjects were two boys and two girls from the fifth and sixth grades with low proficiency in either English or Spanish.…

After Botswana became independent of British rule in 1966, a series of five-year plans for economic development were written and put into action. Education was always seen by development planners as essential for development; by 1977, the government was promoting education for human resource development. Every child in the country was to be given…

This booklet contains 29 articles about literacy that originally appeared in newspapers across Canada during September 1987. Many are based on the extensive findings of a national literacy survey of 2,398 Canadian adults commissioned by Southam Inc. The survey provided the first real statistics about the state of literacy in the country;…

The library collection of Laubach Literacy's organizational papers and reading films, as well as Dr. Frank C. Laubach's papers, are described in this catalogue. The catalogue begins with a brief biography of Frank C. Laubach (1884-1970), then lists Dr. Laubach's forty books by publication date and four books about Dr. Laubach. In addition, the…

This Project Drive Teacher's Manual complements eight booklets designed for intermediate-level English-as-a-second-language students and low-level adult basic education/basic reading students. The goal of the booklets is to aid the student in developing the oral and sight vocabulary necessary for a basic driver training program. The guide begins…

This Project Drive booklet titled Driving for All Seasons and Reasons is one of eight booklets designed for intermediate-level English-as-a-second-language students and low-level adult basic education/basic reading students. The goal of the booklet is to aid the student in developing the oral and sight vocabulary necessary for a basic driver…

This Project Drive booklet titled Forms, Forms, and More Forms is one of eight booklets designed for intermediate-level English-as-a-second-language students and low-level adult basic education/basic reading students. The goal of the booklet is to aid the student in developing the oral and sight vocabulary necessary for a basic driver training…

This bibliography contains references to research reports, program descriptions, and educational philosophy expositions concerned with the motivation of adult literacy students. The eighty-two entries are from around the world, and some are in French and Spanish. The literature covers a wide range of topics, including programs for volunteers,…

This bibliography contains references to literacy education evaluation reports and evaluation method descriptions. The 161 entries are from around the world and some are in French or Spanish. The references cover a wide range of topics and include evaluation reports on programs in adult basic education, family planning, educational radio,…

This bibliography contains references to studies and reports concerned with newly literate adults. The eighty-eight entries are from around the world, and a few are in French or Spanish. The literature covers a wide range of subjects relevant to rural and urban populations in developing and developed nations. Among the references are descriptions…

In language instruction, a dependable informational base of fact, experience, or judgment is essential if students are to develop a functional literacy. Yet the language information base in use today--the set of concepts about what language is, how it works, and how individual languages are maintained--has proven inadequate and unreliable. Reform,…

This study is designed to give a brief, descriptive look at the Learning Center in Adult Basic Education. Some philosophical orientation, considered to be a reflection of the current thinking of many serious adult educators regarding their objectives in implementing a learning center literacy program, is included. The Learning Center for Adult…

This document, the first in a series of monographs, describes the experiences of World Education in Asia, Africa, and Latin America in its efforts to establish programs in functional literacy, adult education, and population planning. It is divided into three main sections. Section I, A Program Comes into Being, describes the thrust of the overall…

This report analyzes recent English-language research on basic skills in the workplace. Part A, a thematic guide to the field, includes detailed references to publications listed in Part B. Section A1 indicates the scope. It defines basic skills and underlines the importance of other terms, especially key skills, information and communications…

This module, which may be used as the basis for a workshop or as a special topic unit in an adult basic education or English-as-a-Second-Language (ESL) course, focuses on the problems faced by immigrant women in their work lives and legal provisions to protect employed women. The following items are included: module overview; list of basic,…