This module on weaving is one of eight modules designed to provide instruction on authentic Blue Ridge Mountain crafts to adult basic education students as a low cost. Contents include notes on the history of weaving; process used, including equipment and materials, as well as method described narratively and graphically; and the followup, where…

THE ADULT BASIC READING INVENTORY IS DESIGNED FOR USE WITH ANY AGE GROUP FOR IMMEDIATE IDENTIFICATION OF THE INDIVIDUAL'S CAPABILITY TO LEARN TO READ. POTENTIAL STRENGTHS AND WEAKNESSES ARE ESTABLISHED TO AID IN THE PROPER ASSESSMENT OF READING MATERIALS FOR USE IN BOTH INDIVIDUAL AND GROUP INSTRUCTION. THE MANUAL OFFERS DIRECTIONS FOR TEST…

A DISABLED READER, DEFINED AS A PERSON WHO SHOWS A SERIOUS DEFICIT IN READING ABILITY, CAN BE ONE OF TWO TYPES--CORRECTIVE CASE (IN WHOM THE CAPACITY TO LEARN IS INTACT BUT OTHER FACTORS HAVE INHIBITED PROGRESS IN READING) AND REMEDIAL CASE (A STUDENT WHOSE READING DISABILITY HAS A MORE SERIOUS CAUSE AND CANNOT BE REMOVED). IT IS THE CAUSE OF…

The population dealt with in this report comprises educationally disadvantaged people 18 years of age or over, who have not completed eight years of formal schooling. These fall in the following categories: illiterate, semi-illiterate, unemployed, and underemployed. The summary of the work done by the Department of Adult Education of Florida State…

The document is concerned with the accomplishments of the Region Five Adult Basic Education Staff Development Project. An introduction and background information are followed by a review of the 10 objectives achieved in phase two. Succeeding brief sections provide a review of the management and decision-making process; a list of Region Five Staff…

The annotated bibliography represents a selection from the large collection of curricular-instructional materials at the National Multimedia Center for Adult Education, focusing on materials suitable for use in English as a Second Language programs. Material is listed under three main headings: Materials for Teacher Use (bibliographies for…

The document is an annotated bibliography of curriculum materials, machines, and equipment produced prior to 1966 and available to assist adult basic education students, developed for the State of Wyoming Department of Education. The materials are arranged alphabetically by author under 38 subject headings: adult education and teaching methods;…

A demonstration was designed in Butte, Montana, to experiment with the use of volunteers in a homebound method of adult basic education in urban areas. A two week intensive training session was conducted for six trained teachers, twelve teacher aides, and thirty volunteers. These were divided into teams composed of a teacher, two teacher aides,…

The needs assessment of adult basic education (ABE) in Minnesota touched on both the need for classes for ABE students and the need for training for ABE staff. Chapter 1 provides a summary of recommendations; chapter 2 gives a statement of the problem; and chapter 3 discusses the design, implementation and results of the needs assessment. The…

A semi-structured interview guide designed to elicit information concerning efforts to collect and analyze information on the needs for adult basic education (ABE) programs within the state, methods of meeting local needs for ABE, use of the results and products of innovative projects, and state expenditures for ABE. For related documents see…

This research project investigated the effects of teaching units in the family-living subject areas as prepared by adult basic education students utilizing the television media as a method of instruction. The objectives of the study were: (1) to ascertain whether or not student-prepared videotape media are effective in instructing ABE students in…

Selected aspects of the Adult Basic Education Program of the State of New York are evaluated, and the program's effectiveness in providing basic education that is suited to the capabilities, problems, interests, and needs of the adult participants is assessed. The evaluation and assessment are presented in three parts: Part I provides the setting…

The report explores extent, availability, and cost of basic and remedial education services in Department of Labor manpower training programs. It discusses factors in the decision to provide basic education, types of organizations providing basic education, schedules and linkages with skill training providing basic education tailored to specific…

This is the fifth in a series of updatings of this bibliography. Nearly three fourths of the titles have appeared since the original list was prepared seven years ago. The bibliography is organized in 12 sections. Eight of the sections consist principally of books, each of which relates to a course, seminar, or institute of the program of Graduate…

A manual to accompany LINC courses in communications and mathematics, containing information on background, objectives, components, individualized process, and procedures for curriculum development and implementation of LINC Program, is presented. It was formerly referred to as The LINC Program User's Manual. An appendix includes a Reading List…