A study explored the holistic nature of reading failure from the perspective of those who have endured the emotional and intellectual burden of not being able to read. Reading failure is frequently viewed from a fragmented, reductionist perspective. Getting to know and understand the individual's perception of literacy failure is ignored in the…

The National Assessment of Adult Literacy (NAAL) is a household survey conducted periodically by the Department of Education that evaluates the literacy skills of a sample of adults in the United Stages ages 16 and older. NAAL results are used to characterize adults literacy skills and to inform policy and programmatic decisions. The Committee on…

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

The concensus of opinions concerning current literacy programmes was that, in spite of the fact that communication skills (reading, writing, arithmetic) are sill viewed as important, there was an expressed need for subjects and educational materials and aids relevant to production in agriculture as well as in industry. (Author)

Specific suggestions on improving adult literacy programs, based on the author's observations in India. (SP)

Identification of the clientele of adult education programs will prevent difficulties which may arrive when individuals with varying degrees of literacy are combined under one learning program; findings indicate those for whom the programs are truly intended (the illiterate) drop out because of inferior feelings. (Author/JB)

Article stress the need to teach the local language as part of the process of completing the socio-cultural integration of foreigners. (Author/ML)

The national campaign for literacy in Tunisia provides television broadcasts completed by radio programs. Adults listening to the broadcasts belong to organized centers, with qualified instructors, to semi-organized centers in the hands of national organizations, or to family centers providing instructional materials. (EB)

Mass media and pilot projects should be used to make people aware of the urgency of illiteracy and the shame of being illiterate; to develop better programs; to generate interest and participation; and to prepare suitable instructional materials. (PT)

Services provided by the national adult literacy program in the United Kingdom include supplementary reading materials, educational certification, special-interest programs, and media broadcasts. A general description of the program is included. (AM)

Offers strategies to motivate adult basic readers to learn one of the "One-Two Hundred Most Commonly Written Words" lists. (MM)

Discusses the number of libraries participating in literacy education, the commitment of libraries to literacy education, some factors influencing libraries' participation in such programs, and the present posture of literacy education. Sixteen references are listed. (Author/LLS)

The director of the National Institute of Adult Education describes some of the British strategies for bridging the gap between the acquisition of basic skills and their application to patterns of lifelong education. (SK)

This report examines what is being done in London in world development education and suggests how the process can be extended and made more effective. (Author/CT)