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Download full textSteinfeld, Michael, Comp. – 1991
This compilation presents material related to a Library Literacy program, which was designed to collect, publish, and distribute the writing of new adult readers and whose target audience was students, teachers, tutors and librarians involved in library-based literacy programs in Massachusetts. The first part of the compilation presents the final…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Adult Reading Programs, Periodicals
Pursell, Frances Josephson – 1986
This book is an annotated bibliography of recommended print materials for English-speaking adults (18 years of age and over) reading at the seventh-grade level or below. More than 95 percent of the titles are paperbacks; hardbacks are indicated in the annotations. The titles are selected for their broad appeal to the general adult new reader. (All…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Annotated Bibliographies, Beginning Reading
Weibel, Marguerite Crowley – 1996
Written for teachers of adult literacy students and administrators of literacy programs, this book discusses a multitude of ways to use books appropriate for adult new readers. The book's first six chapters provide annotated lists of 639 books suitable for new readers, including titles, authors, dates, publishers, and suggested reading levels.…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Adult Reading Programs, Citations (References)
Weibel, Marguerite Crowley – 1984
This handbook for librarians and adult basic education (ABE) teachers examines existing and potential library-literacy connections. Chapter I discusses methods and criteria for selecting and evaluating books for new readers. Both readability levels and the quality of books are considered. The second chapter examines the library's general…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Adult Programs, Adult Students
PDF pending restorationOssolinski, Lynn, Comp. – 1989
The purpose of this bibliography is to advertise the availability of resources for adult literacy education in public libraries and reading centers throughout the state of Nevada. The literacy collections were developed in response to identified needs of students, tutors, and trainers involved in community literacy education programs. The…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Audiovisual Aids, Community Education
Weibel, Marguerite Crowley – 1992
This book promotes a library-based curriculum for teaching reading and suggests a wide variety of books to use with new readers. It provides an outline of basic skills that literacy students must master to become good readers. It also suggests numerous skill-building activities for teachers to develop using the words and ideas derived from…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Basic Skills, Cooperative Programs
O'Brien, Roberta Luther, Comp. – 1984
This document is an annotated bibliography of recommended print materials for English-speaking adults reading at the seventh-grade level or below. (Sixty percent of the titles are at fifth-grade level or below.) More than 95 percent of the titles are paperbacks. The titles were selected for their broad appeal to the average adult new reader.…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Adult Reading Programs, Adults
