Presents a brief, personal account of the author's experiences as a 12-year-old teacher in Cuba's literacy campaign of 1961. (AEA)

Examines some of the central issues of world literacy and national literacy programs and discusses both their difficulties and successes. (AEA)

Lists the recipients of the first IRA Literacy Award and presents comments made by Amadou-Mahtar M'Bow, Director-General of UNESCO, on the state of literacy in the world today. (MKM)

Describes the growth and current status of children's literature in Cuba. (AEA)

Provides a 20-year retrospective view of the development of Cuban education; examines the broader aspects of the system and details its accomplishments as well as some of its problems. (AEA)

Describes Cuba's literacy crusade of 1961 and provides examples of materials and methods used. (AEA)

Describes the phonic/analytic/syntactic method used for teaching reading in grades one through four in Cuba. (AEA)

Highlights concerns reading professionals might have regarding the use of volunteer tutors to attack the problem of adult illiteracy in a modern industrial nation. (HOD)

In a 1981 interview, a Cuban education advisor talks about the critical role of schools in Cuba's social and economic development. (AEA)

Explains how the Mexican government is seeking to eradicate illiteracy through two programs--one focused on bilingual education and the other on adult literacy, using residential and day school, radio, TV, and correspondence programs. (HOD)

Presents responses to four broad questions by one of the featured speakers at the upcoming International Reading Association convention, Jerome S. Bruner, noted psychologist and writer. (VJ)

Provides a brief review of the adult follow-up programs that resulted in Cuba's present adult educational subsystem. (AEA)

Describes Cuba's preschool reading readiness program, which emphasizes phonemic analysis. (AEA)