Describes a national program to help local education authorities and volunteer organizations provide literacy education to adults in England, Wales, and Scotland. Included are priorities and needs, grant allocation, structure and staff, recruitment of volunteers, participants, and some problems and potential. (MF)

Describes the design, development, and implementation of an adult literacy program incorporating adult learning centers within the Brooklyn Public Library system. (CLB)

Focuses on federal efforts to fight illiteracy through library programs. Projects supported by two programs are described: the Library Services and Construction Act Title I Library Services Program, and the Library Research and Demonstration Program. Current federal library literacy activities are examined and ideas for the future are discussed.…

Kidney dialysis patients often suffer emotional problems and face life adjustment problems. Adult basic education can be a useful tool to address these and to make positive use of idle time during dialysis. This article describes such a program, emphasizes the self-concept gain for students, and highlights the critical role of the understanding…

Describes experiences in teaching adults to read and discusses the following needs of illiterate adult students: a program containing adult materials and a low student/teacher ratio, teachers skilled in teaching basic skills who are knowledgeable about a variety of teaching methodologies, and a way to find and bring them into the classroom. (EL)

Suggests that a positive learner-teacher relationship, relevant materials, and recognition of student strengths are needed to help failed readers overcome their fear of failure. (MM)

Suggests adult literacy practitioners must, among other things (1) respect students, (2) reject the labelling and classifying of them, (3) establish good personal relationships with them, (4) be open to varied pedagogical techniques, (5) help students experience success, and (6) support preservice and inservice staff development. (MM)

This guide addresses issues of learner persistence, motivation, and retention in adult basic education (ABE). Based on findings from the NCSALL Adult Student Persistence Study, participants engage in an examination of their own interests and experiences with learner motivation and retention and examine strategies of other practitioners. The goal…

This journal presents the following articles: "Introduction: Volume 14--Examining Performance" (Marie Cora) "Fair Assessment Practices: Giving Students Equitable Opportunities to Demonstrate Learning" (Linda Suskie); "Assessing Oral Communication at the Community Learning Center Development of the OPT (Oral Proficiency Test)" (JoAnne Hartel and…

This curriculum guide, almost entirely in Spanish, outlines adult basic education course content to be taught in a Spanish-language high school equivalency program. The course is designed to help students prepare for the General Educational Development (G.E.D.) exam in written expression. The guide begins with a Spanish skills placement test.…

Now in its ninth edition, "Phonics Pathways" (with help from Dewey the Bookworm[TM]) teaches students of all ages the rudiments of phonics and spelling with an efficient, practical, and foolproof method. Written in an easy-to-use format, "Phonics Pathways" is organized by sounds and spelling patterns. The patterns are introduced one at a time and…

This guide contains information and forms for teachers to use in a workplace literacy class. The following are covered: (1) workplace learning objective reports; (2) lesson plans; (3) anecdotal records; (4) observations and visits; (5) end of class summary; and (6) necessary specific items. A teacher checklist for beginning to conduct a National…

This bibliography lists 585 books suitable for children or adult new readers, classified into the following themes: (1) African American Experience; (2) Appalachia; (3) architecture and engineering; (4) art; (5) communities and change; (6) death; (7) family; (8) farm life; (9) geography; (10) history of Ohio; (11) history of the United States;…

Despite renewed attention to global poverty alleviation and sustainable development, most agencies and organizations donating large amounts of funds for the social sector have been decreasing their aid to literacy and nonformal (basic) education. In most cases, donors trying to combine support for basic education with poverty alleviation focus on…

In 1995, Neva M. Viise compared the spelling development of 195 child and 124 adult literacy learners by examining their spelling errors. Children and adults showed similar mastery in recognizing consonants and short vowel inclusions; however, the adults experienced much more difficulty marking syllables in words and were more likely to omit…