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Direct linkGroenhout, Rachel C. H. – ProQuest LLC, 2022
Somalia has a long and rich oral literacy tradition of poetry, proverbs, and songs, while Somalia's print literacy history has been significantly disrupted by colonization and then the Somali Civil War. Many Somalis have fled the country since the start of the civil war in 1991, and an estimated 10,000 Somalis have made a new home in Maine. When…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Immigrants, Reading Programs, Childrens Literature
Download full textMooney, Angela; Prins, Esther – Goodling Institute for Research in Family Literacy, 2013
The purpose of this guide is to inform practitioners about the current descriptions of health literacy and the relevance of this topic to adult education and family literacy practices. The adult education and family literacy educators play a key role in teaching and enhancing health literacy in the classroom.
Descriptors: Health Education, Adult Education, Family Literacy, Teacher Role
Stegelin, Dolores A. – 2003
As part of a series exploring effective strategies for school improvement and dropout prevention, this monograph focuses on early childhood education and reading/writing programs, and compiles strategies to help families engage in meaningful literacy activities. The monograph describes and defines family literacy, provides a research basis for…
Descriptors: Culturally Relevant Education, Dropout Prevention, Early Childhood Education, Emergent Literacy
American Library Association Video/Library Video Network, Towson, MD. – 1992
This videtape is a guide hosted by Judy Woodruff to starting and enhancing a library-based family literacy project. Librarians and literacy providers learn: how to do a needs assessment, how to build a team within the library; how to develop a community coalition; how business partners contribute to family literacy programs; and how to recruit…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Literacy, Basic Skills, Early Childhood Education
Morrow, Lesley Mandel – 1997
Children develop language-related abilities simultaneously from infancy onward, and the conditions that promote first language learning are the same conditions that promote total literacy development: a social context involving immersion, approximation, opportunity to practice, feedback, and modeling. Intended for teachers, reading specialists,…
Descriptors: Beginning Reading, Classroom Environment, Cultural Awareness, Early Childhood Education
Holt, Daniel D., Ed.; Van Duzer, Carol H., Ed. – 2000
This book provides guidance on developing an effective evaluation plan for adult English language programs, whether in the context of family literacy, workplace and workforce literacy, or general language development. With an emphasis on surveys, interviews, observation measures, and performance samples, the authors show how staff members and…
Descriptors: Adult Education, English (Second Language), Evaluation Methods, Family English Literacy
