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Download full textSticht, Thomas G. – 2000
Recent research on adult education and literacy development (AELD) programs in workplaces that teach English, reading, and mathematics skills integrated with job knowledge indicates they contribute to improved job-related literacy and mathematics skills, improved job productivity, and increased reading to children at home. AELD programs can help…
Descriptors: Adult Development, Adult Education, Adult Literacy, Cognitive Development
Askov, Eunice N. – 2002
A think tank on researching family literacy was held to brainstorm a national research agenda for family literacy. The think tank brought together 12 researchers, policymakers, and practitioners involved in family literacy. Key themes emerging during the think tank were as follows: (1) family literacy is difficult to research because it is…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Brainstorming, Educational Planning, Educational Policy
Miller, Susan Finn – 1999
Issues surrounding teaching competencies in family literacy programs were examined in a study of two well-established Even Start sites in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. The program, which served 34 ethnically diverse adult learners, offered 25 hours of adult basic education, general educational development (GED), and…
Descriptors: Action Research, Adult Basic Education, Competency Based Education, Educational Needs
Pennsylvania State Univ., University Park. Inst. for the Study of Adult Literacy. – 2002
This document discusses and presents Pennsylvania's family literacy indicators of program quality (IPQs). The booklet begins with an overview of the IPQs development and integration with Pennsylvania's system for educational accountability. Next, 18 key terms are defined. The remainder of the booklet lists the five categories of standards, key…
Descriptors: Accountability, Adult Basic Education, Articulation (Education), Cooperative Planning
EFF Voice, 2002
This newsletter reports on the activities of Equipped for the Future (EFF), which is a National Institute for Literacy initiative. EFF helps Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) recipients build the skills needed to balance work and home and make a successful transition to work. The article "EFF Frames Family Literacy Programs"…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, American Indians
DeWitt Wallace/Reader's Digest Fund, Pleasantville, NY. – 2000
The first meeting of the National Literacy Summit 2000 convened 150 leaders from adult education and literacy and other related fields for a 2-day intensive working meeting to begin building a national consensus on how to move adult and family literacy forward in the 21st century. Comments and suggestions offered by summit participants were…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Change Strategies
