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Partridge, Susan – 1989
The following intergenerational literacy programs are described in this document: (1) a Boston University program that provides about 112 hours of training for work-study students who then work as tutors for adults; (2) a program that uses the paired reading technique to involve parents in the development of their children's reading in the United…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Basic Skills, Foreign Countries
Download full textSticht, Thomas G.; McDonald, Barbara A. – 1989
The field of cognitive science (as represented, for instance, by intergenerational literacy programs) offers new ways to think about increasing cognitive abilities, which is particularly important in view of the disappointing outcomes of many intervention programs that do not seem to make their participants more knowledgeable or better thinkers.…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Basic Skills, Cognitive Ability
Nickse, Ruth S. – 1989
This overview of intergenerational and family literacy programs in the United States consists of five sections, a bibliography, and four appendices. Section 1 presents background information and expectations for programs and describes the target populations and program designs and administration. Section 2 describes the research base and the…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Basic Skills, Children
