Beyond Decoding: Literacy and Libraries.

Spaulding, Amy

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ERIC Number: EJ481836

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 1994

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Beyond Decoding: Literacy and Libraries.

Spaulding, Amy

Catholic Library World, v64 n2-3 p32-34 Oct-Mar 1993-94

Examines library-based literacy programs. Topics discussed include changes over the past eight years; current statistics; the relationship between libraries and literacy; advantages of using libraries for literacy programs, including social neutrality; immigrant populations and English as a Second Language; intergenerational family programs; and the role of volunteers. (Contains two references.) (LRW)

Descriptors: Change, English (Second Language), Immigrants, Intergenerational Programs, Library Role, Library Services, Literacy, Literacy Education, Reading Skills, Social Environment, Statistics, Volunteers

Publication Type: Opinion Papers; Reports - Descriptive; Speeches/Meeting Papers; Journal Articles

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Language: English

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Note: Theme issue topic: "Literacy, the Library and the Family." Paper presented at the Saint John's University Congress for Librarians (Jamaica, NY, February 17, 1992).