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Jurmo, Paul – Prospects: Quarterly Review of Comparative Education, 2017
This article presents a case study of a five-year English-literacy project carried out in primary and middle schools in the Pacific island nation of Tonga from 2012 to 2017. It summarizes why and how the project was begun; the activities carried out by Peace Corps Volunteers and Tongan partners; its objectives; and the products, procedures, and…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Case Studies, Literacy Education, English (Second Language)
ERIC Clearinghouse on Reading and Communication Skills, Bloomington, IN. – 1991
Applicable to all levels of education, the eight digests and four FAST (Focused Access to Selected Topics) bibliographies included in this special collection focus on testing and assessment in the fields of reading, writing, listening, and speaking. The material in this special collection is designed for use by teachers, students, administrators,…
Descriptors: Adult Literacy, Dialog Journals, Educational Assessment, Elementary Secondary Education
Bow Corridor Adult Literacy Project, Canmore (Alberta). – 1990
This packet contains 12 family literacy activities to encourage parents in adult literacy classes in Alberta, Canada to help their children learn to read and write. Each one-page activity provides tips for conducting the activity and information for parents. The following activities are included: (1) read aloud; (2) encourage family activities;…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Family Involvement, Family Life
Barbara Bush Foundation for Family Literacy, Washington, DC. – 1989
This handbook presents annotated "snapshots" of 10 innovative family literacy programs, almost all of which were begun by an individual with a vision of a new way to solve a demanding educational problem. Profiles depict, in terms of background, characteristics, evidence of success, and advice to policymakers and practitioners, the: (1)…
Descriptors: Adult Literacy, Educational Innovation, Educational Needs, Educational Policy
Grey House Publishing, 2005
This is the twelfth edition of the most comprehensive reference book covering the wide range of learning disabilities resources available nationwide. This directory contains well over 7,000 entries and covers the schools, learning centers, vocational training programs, associations and organizations, and government agencies involved in learning…
Descriptors: Public Agencies, Vocational Education, Resource Centers, Learning Disabilities
ACCESS ERIC, Rockville, MD. – 1991
This compilation of ERIC Digests describes issues, highlights exemplary programs and promising practices, and explains research results that can assist educators in achieving the far-reaching national education goals adopted by the President and the governors in 1990. The two lead digests are "An Overview of the Six National Education…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Adult Literacy, Disabilities, Educational Objectives
Spanos-Hawkey, Dena, Ed. – 1996
Intended for literacy students who want to share the pleasure of reading with the children they love, this book describes 26 easy, inexpensive activities to expose children to reading. Each activity explains the type of activity, lists materials needed, and provides instructions or suggestions for extending the activity. A suggested book list…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Beginning Reading, Early Experience
Center for Literacy, Inc., Philadelphia, PA. – 1994
This document contains a project report and a parenting resource book of materials for use in family and other adult basic and literacy education programs. The project report details how focus groups were conducted to determine the interests of adults in family literacy classes. Ten categories of interest were identified and materials were…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Annotated Bibliographies, Basic Skills
Holt, Grace D. – 1991
This guide for minority language parents whose primary language is Chinese presents parenting information to supplement a course in English as a Second Language. It focuses on topics parents must deal with in meeting the needs of their children. Vocabulary and practice drills are presented for activities in the following areas: (1) education and…
Descriptors: Acculturation, Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Childhood Needs
Holt, Grace D. – 1988
This guide for minority language parents whose primary language is Spanish presents parenting information to supplement a course in English as a Second Language. It focuses on topics parents must deal with in meeting the needs of their children. Vocabulary and practice drills are presented for activities in the following areas: (1) education and…
Descriptors: Acculturation, Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Childhood Needs

Holt, Grace D. – 1988
This bilingual guide for Khmer-speaking parents presents parenting information to supplement a course in English as a Second Language. It focuses on topics parents must deal with in meeting the needs of their children. Vocabulary and practice drills are presented for activities in the following areas: (1) education and dealing with the school…
Descriptors: Acculturation, Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Asian Americans
Holt, Grace D. – 1988
This guide for minority language parents whose primary language is Hmong presents parenting information to supplement a course in English as a Second Language. It focuses on topics parents must deal with in meeting the needs of their children. Vocabulary and practice drills are presented for activities in the following areas: (1) education and…
Descriptors: Acculturation, Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Asian Americans
Holt, Grace D. – 1991
This guide for minority language parents whose primary language is Lao presents parenting information to supplement a course in English as a Second Language. It focuses on topics parents must deal with in meeting the needs of their children. Vocabulary and practice drills are presented for activities in the following areas: (1) education and…
Descriptors: Acculturation, Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Asian Americans
Carman, Priscilla S.; Van Horn, Barbara; Grumm, Margaret – 1997
This package consists of a facilitator's guide and three booklets that were developed to provide basic preventive health information for adults caring for young children and presents a story line with characters who become more self-confident in coping with children's health issues as they build their knowledge about preventive health. The…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Check Lists, Childrens Literature
Harvard Family Research Project, Cambridge, MA. – 1995
Family support programs have been attracting increased attention, and are at the center of efforts to build systems of integrated, comprehensive, and preventive family-focused services. This handbook, developed by the Harvard Family Research Project (HFRP), profiles 73 school-affiliated family support and education programs in the United States to…
Descriptors: Adult Literacy, Child Rearing, Community Support, Early Childhood Education