The Ryedale Adult Literacy Paired Reading Project pairs tutors and adults with reading difficulties. In the Ryedale program, tutees choose reading material that is within the tutor's readability level. The tutor and tutee read aloud together at the tutee's pace until the tutee has made enough progress to read aloud alone. When tutees feel ready,…

Noting that adult illiteracy is a problem in Nevada, this report assesses adult literacy programs and needs for the State of Nevada by examining the issues and surveying state funded and volunteer literacy programs as well as all public school districts. An executive summary presents (1) the extent of the illiteracy problem; (2) ramifications of…

This booklet provides guidelines for setting up workplace programs to strengthen employee basic skills. It is intended to help employers who are contemplating the establishment of basic skills training programs and those with programs already in place who seek to improve their current designs. Part I addresses the basic skills problem in the…

A qualitative study examined the way in which literacy is perceived by illiterate adults. To identify the perceptions of illiterate adults toward literacy, researchers conducted in-depth unstructured interviews with 40 illiterate native English speaking adults living in a northeastern urban area. Half the members of the study sample are currently…

Addressed to professionals involved in program evaluation, this working paper covers various aspects of evaluation planning, including the following: planning as a sociotechnical process, steps in evaluation planning, program planning and implementation versus evaluation planning and implementation, the literacy system and its subsystems, and some…

Adult illiteracy is a complex, costly, and growing social problem. Three common areas of controversy related to the problem are: (1) definitions of adult literacy, (2) characteristics of illiterate adults, and (3) the purposes of literacy education. Illiteracy can be understood only in relation to a culture's definition of literacy. Due to…

The elimination of adult functional illiteracy has been declared a national priority. More than the ability to decipher a given text, functional literacy means the practical application of literacy skills to life in a particular society or group. But this in turn demands that the individual have enough prior knowledge of the surrounding culture…

This report describes the accomplishments of the National Adult Literacy Project, funded by the National Institute of Education from September 1983 to March 1985 as part of the Adult Literacy Initiative. The project's goal--to assemble and report current information on literacy issues--was achieved through three component efforts: information…

This annotated bibliography contains listings of 7 publications on literacy, 16 on reading, and 14 on writing. These professional materials include books, collections of articles, research reports, proposals, program descriptions, descriptions of teaching methods, dictionaries, teacher guides, and exercises/strategies for the learner. Materials in…

Functional literacy promotes the search for a methodology capable of transforming literacy teaching into an educational process, by training the individual to analyze his problems, make an informed choice from among possible solutions, and apply learning to new situations. UNESCO should help member States develop strategies and mobilize resources.…

This study was conducted to determine the reading difficulty of commonly available, mass political literature, thereby to determine the reading level necessary to comprehend the bulk of these materials. Material was sampled from three issues of each source--three newspapers and three magazines--during convention and election time periods. To…

This report proposes a role for Educational Radio and Television of Iran (ERTI) in the national literacy campaign. Joint planning activities are proposed between ERTI and the National World Literacy Campaign (NWLC) to develop long range media support of the campaign. Key findings and recommendations are summarized. Subsequent sections give…

The second volume in a 3-volume report on the Adult Indian Education Project (AIEP, a 15-month U.S. Office of Education project designed to identify the literacy levels and educational needs of Oklahoma's adult American Indians), this volume presents supporting data in the form of appendices to Volume I. These appendices include: (1) Tribal…

This text is one of a series of technical monographs on literacy in development whose purpose is to give technical help to literacy workers in Asia, Africa, and Latin America. It is divided into the following ten chapters: (1) What is programmed instruction?; (2) Who are you going to teach?; (3) What subject matter are you going to teach?; (4)…

To further economic and social development, Tanzania is expanding adult education programs, formulating goals, and creating effective organization, administration, and coordination through local control. An historical overview describes the establishment of committees and adult education centers. An assessment of present performance discusses…