Provides an annotated bibliography of materials dealing with adult reading. (AEA)

Presents an inventory through which teachers of adult beginning readers can plan instruction, select materials, assess student growth, and make recommendations to publishers. (AEA)

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

A study of reading habits in Iran reveals that a variety of sociocultural factors were found to inhibit reading; suggests similar factors may operate in other countries. (AEA)

Addresses the literacy problem on American labor pool training, and suggests ways to combat the problem. These include: evaluating written/spoken materials for literacy levels, screening prospective employees through reading comprehension tests, and expanding the role of experimental learning (both simulation and reality training). (Author/JEG)

Discusses some areas which require the immediate attention of research in adult education, including policymaking and program planning, teaching methods, training needs of staff, evaluation, attitudes, motivation, production of teaching material, administration and organization, adult literacy, and functional literacy. (TA)

An interview with Paulo Freire describes his radical educational policy developed in Brazil in the early 1960s. He introduced curriculum reform, new models of school management, and a movement for participatory literacy training. (JOW)

Functional/technical definitions of literacy have shifted to the concept of literacies. Focus groups in Scotland (n=113) explored the meaning of literacies, incentives and barriers to participation, and formation of learner identities. Participants indirectly adopted a deficit perspective. They did not share the pluralist conception of theory and…

The Ronald M. Hubbs Center for Lifelong Learning is adult education facility that combines the latest computer and video technology with traditional adult literacy instruction. In addition to instructional services, the center includes day care facilities, family education programs, counseling services, and other agency offices. (JOW)

Identifies critical variables that underlie young adults' performance on document literacy tasks from the National Assessment of Educational Progress's Young Adult Literacy study. Argues that the variables identified and document grammar developed could help improve the usability of documents, assist readers in understanding documents, and develop…

This study described the reading processes of adults in reading programs by collecting oral reading miscues and retellings from 122 adults at reading levels one through eight. Results of factor and cluster analysis revealed the need to look beyond levels of word identification and comprehension in understanding how adults read. (JOW)

Discusses the marketing and promotion of adult literacy programs. Indicates the need for a comprehensive plan to serve targeted students effectively. (JOW)

Examines assumptions (such as "every adult can read to some extent" and "adult students will be well motivated") held by a veteran high school social studies teacher before he began teaching adults how to read. Discusses how some of the assumptions were valid, some invalid, and others partly valid. (RS)

Describes how creative writing led to a development in literacy and had a therapeutic effect for incarcerated youths in a county jail. States that six inmates composed and recorded a rap song "How to Stay Out of Jail" as a caution to their younger siblings. Concludes that this improved the inmates' self-esteem and helped them reevaluate…

William Glasser's Reality Therapy approach proposes seven stages to challenge adults to become involved with learning: establish supportive relationships, evaluate behavior, develop a learning plan, achieve commitment, accept no excuses, eliminate punishment, and refuse to give up. (SK)