This exercise is intended to help those working with adult basic education (ABE) students gain greater insight into the interests and concerns of adults entering their program. It is a group activity that presumes that at least some of the participants are familiar with entering students. It can be adapted to reflect the traditional two or three…

Six suggestions are offered to help adult basic education teachers to develop adults' critical thinking skills. The suggestions recommend that teachers (1) seek reasons for an answer, (2) look for alternative answers, (3) take a passive role in discussion, (4) do not give an opinion unless asked, (5) ask students to back up their opinions, and (6)…

The basic trouble in Jamaica is that the schools do not yet succeed in cutting off the problem of adult illiteracy at the root. (Author/AG)

A discussion of "Joao da Silva" a telecourse developed in Brazil for adult basic education. (HB)

OPERATION ALPHABET 1 IS THE FIRST OF A SERIES OF WORKBOOKS PLANNED TO HELP ADULTS LEARN TO READ AND WRITE. EACH OF THE 100 LESSONS DEVELOPS ONE IDEA OF INTEREST TO ADULTS, EMPHASIZING KEY WORDS AND PRACTICE WRITING EXERCISES. WORDS USED IN THE LESSONS ARE DEFINED AT THE END OF THE BOOK. THIS DOCUMENT IS AVAILABLE FROM NOBLE AND NOBLE, PUBLISHERS,…

OPERATION ALPHABET 2 CONSISTS OF NINETY LESSONS FOR ADULTS LEARNING TO READ AND WRITE, IN TWO VOLUMES. PART ONE CONTAINS LESSONS ONE THROUGH 40. ALTHOUGH THE LESSONS ARE PLACED IN A SEQUENTIAL DEVELOPMENT, EACH VOLUME HAS ITS OWN TABLE OF CONTENTS AND GLOSSARY SO THAT THEY CAN BE USED EITHER SINGLY OR TOGETHER. EACH LESSON CONTAINS NEW WORDS, A…

OPERATION ALPHABET 2 CONSISTS OF NINETY LESSONS FOR ADULTS LEARNING TO READ AND WRITE, IN TWO VOLUMES. PART TWO CONTAINS LESSONS 41 THROUGH 90. ALTHOUGH THE LESSONS ARE PLACED IN A SEQUENTIAL DEVELOPMENT, EACH VOLUME HAS ITS OWN TABLE OF CONTENTS AND GLOSSARY SO THAT THEY CAN BE USED EITHER SINGLY OR TOGETHER. EACH LESSON CONTAINS NEW WORDS, A…

The 1974 seminar of the Region Four Adult Basic Education Staff Development Project had four purposes: (1) to make adult educators aware of new materials and techniques developed in the region; (2) to communicate the methods used to distribute these products; (3) to describe the systems used to relate human and institutional resources in a…

This program, included in "Effective Reading Programs...," is used by one of the affiliate groups of the National Affiliation for Literacy Advance (NALA), serving approximately 200 adults in Louisiana. The program used Laubach material, which combines a phonetic approach with symbol-sound association to teach functional illiterates how…

The appendix consists of materials related to the workshop to increase and improve university teacher training in adult basic education. Appendix A comprises planning committee information (13 pages). Appendix B contains a list of workshop participants, a professional resource list, and the workshop schedule (46 pages). Letters and forms used for…

This review of information resources in Adult Basic Education, recommends some actions that an individual can take to uncover local information sources in Adult Basic Education, describes the three main national information systems (e.g. ERIC-Education Resources Information Center, NAEC-National Education Association Adult Education Clearinghouse,…

This study considers two questions: (1) Who are the functional illiterates in the Reno-Sparks area? and (2) How can they be brought into the adult basic education program if they are not at present enrolled? A survey was made of the area to obtain statistical information concerning the functional illiterates. A compilation of the statistics is…

A workbook for use by teachers in adult basic education classes concerned with personal growth, this text covers five areas. These areas are: Money Management, World of Work, Citizenship and Government, Health Education, and Family Life. Each area is presented as to the course objectives, and units of instruction are given. It is suggested that…

As a learning aid, videotape recording and playback have been used successfully by Saskatchewan NewStart for almost two years with 200 students. The following seven functions which videotape replay can provide are discussed: (1) Information Giving, (2) Personality Development, (3) Learning Social Skills, (4) Learning Job Skills, (5) Community…