This publication provides curriculum ideas for the mathematical stream of the Certificates of General Education (CGE) for Adults in Victoria, Australia. It is intended to support people developing numeracy or basic mathematics courses in adult literacy and basic education. An introduction defines numeracy, describes the accreditation framework for…

This handbook was developed by Storylinks, a provincial network in Ontario, Canada, to encourage and help groups to use popular oral history as a learning tool. The guide provides suggestions for those involved as learners or teachers in oral history to practice their interviewing and storytelling skills. The guide is organized in nine sections…

A project examined five case studies of workplace literacy initiatives. The research sought to understand better what happens within workplace literacy programs--what are their premises and claims, their curricular stances, and their approach to teaching and learning--with the intent of resolving the basic question of whether vocational…

This curriculum guide for a public literacy course uses letters to the editor as a way of introducing adult literacy and basic education students to public debate. It consists of three parts. Part 1 is an introduction that provides background, describes how to analyze letters, and details the course structure. Part 2 is a comprehensive teacher's…

The Dorchester County Even Start Program follows the model for the National Even Start Program and provides an interdisciplinary approach planned to develop a supportive environment conducive to the improved literacy of parents and their children. Participant families of the Even Start Program must consist of at least one parent who is 16 years of…

This report describes the progress of the Michigan Adult Literacy Initiative (MALI), adopted by the Michigan Board of Education in 1985, through 1990. It covers the collaborative accomplishments of a statewide team of literacy supporters that represents a comprehensive spectrum of public and private concerns. Part I is an introduction that…

The Adult Literacy and Basic Skills Unit (ALBSU) is committed to improving the quality of basic skills provision in England and Wales. It has encouraged the development of quality assurance in basic skills so that potential and existing students know what they should be entitled to expect. ALBSU's Good Practice documents published since 1984 have…

Issues related to the use of technology in literacy programs, such as how decision makers can sort through the claims made by hardware and software vendors and how scarce resources can be found to purchase technology, are the focus of this report. The paper also provides a framework for incorporating technology into the curriculum. It gives a…

This document is a script for a videotape highlighting an oral history project conducted in Sarnia, Ontario (Canada), with Chippewa Indians. The script contains both a narrative explaining the process of implementing an oral history project and producing the tape and vignettes of the oral history as told by the older Indians. The script explains…

This paper provides a transcript of a videotaped roundtable discussion on illiteracy among young people (aged 16-30) in Canada. The discussion centered mainly on French-speaking Canadians and school dropouts. Panelists declared that the present adult literacy education system focuses on adults and that young people cannot fit into that system.…

A study analyzed and reviewed corrections education programs for adult criminal offenders in Georgia correctional institutions. The following educational services were available: literacy/remedial reading, adult basic education, General Education Development, special education, vocational and on-the-job training (OJT), and college-level programs.…

This packet consists of a tutor's guide and the first two booklets of "The Women's Series." The series is part of a program of a national literacy campaign dedicated to women who cannot read well enough to use literacy skills in everyday life. The two booklets focus on child care because that is such a major concern for so many women. They are…

This discussion paper provides background material to four issues identified as important to study for the adult literacy effort in Washington State: goals and outcomes, priorities for service, effective practices, and roles of providers. The paper provides a starting point for decision making. First, it sets a backdrop for the attention focused…

Developed as part of the ABCs of Construction National Workplace Literacy Project, this instructional module contains instructional materials designed to help students understand the concept of sequencing and develop basic sequencing skills. The module begins with a unit in which instructional materials dealing with the construction industry are…

Developed by the ABCs of Construction National Workplace Literacy Project, this fifth-grade level module teaches strategies for finding the meanings of compound words used in technical writing encountered by pipefitters. It also addresses working with words in context and finding definitions with a dictionary. Four exercises are provided. (YLB)