Discusses the problem of eradicating illiteracy in developing countries, where the illiteracy rate may average about 70 percent. Looks at the Arab countries, Latin America, Africa, and India and the factors that thwart attempts to increase literacy in those countries. These include religious habits and the problem of language in multilingual…

The concept of content area reading (CAR) is introduced and implications are drawn for the teaching of reading in adult literacy and basic education programs. Included are (1) a definition of the concept, (2) background of reading-related problems, (3) practical approaches to functional reading instruction, and (4) the relationship between CAR and…

Reviews literature on U.S. Office of Education-sponsored Adult Performance Level project that cites among its accomplishments (1) a model for competency-based education, (2) creation of national awareness of illiteracy, and (3) individualized programs. Among its insufficiencies are absence of reliable measures of validity, value-laden curriculum,…

Investigated the reading preferences of beginning readers in adult basic education (ABE) classes. Results indicated that ABE students want to read a variety of materials for a variety of reasons. Teachers should search for methods that will allow beginning readers to experience immediate success and joy in reading. (JOW)

Annotates 15 nonfiction books of interest to adults with fourth to tenth grade reading levels. Titles are arranged in five categories: biographies, self-development books, psychology, science, and education. (FL)

Teachers of adults must be aware of the significant differences between adults' and childrens' orientations to learning. (Author)

Although word lists have been proven statistically useful in teaching adults to read, the eleven percent of words which do not appear on these lists must also be introduced. (KS)

Reviews resources in the Educational Resources Information Center (ERIC) system which describe instructional objectives and aids for teaching English to non-native speakers. (KS)

Literacy programs help citizens to be better informed and should also help people be better prepared to cope with the impact of developmental transition and the accompanying change. (Author/GB)

Describes right to read programs for illiterate and functionally illiterate adults in the state of Maine. (RB)

A former center director talks about the Job Corps. (Editor)

Author presents a preliminary discussion of the relationship of literacy and rural development. It presents the literacy continuum amongst the African population of Rhodesia, results of a small study of literacy retention, and a brief account of literacy effect on the development of subsistance agriculture. (Editor/LF)

Paper examines the principal benefits and costs of basic education with special emphasis on economic benefits; reviews some of the major methodological problems associated with the measurement of these benefits and costs; and seeks to establish the best possible research design, given these problems. (Author)

An adult basic education program conducted by Futorian Manufacturing Company for its employees resulted in increased employee cooperation and self-confidence. (Author/JB)