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CROHN, BURRILL L. – 1964
ADULT ILLITERACY RESULTS FROM POVERTY, AND, MANY TIMES, SUPPRESSION. ILLITERACY IS SELF-MAINTAINING BECAUSE ILLITERATES CANNOT GAIN NEW KNOWLEDGE OR FULLY PARTICIPATE IN ECONOMIC, CULTURAL OR POLITICAL LIFE OF THEIR SOCIETY. THE PROJECT WAS AN ATTEMPT TO APPLY THE PRINCIPLES OF PROGRAMED INSTRUCTION TO THE TEACHING OF READING TO ADULT ILLITERATES.…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Literacy, Autoinstructional Aids, Beginning Reading
New York State Education Dept., Albany. Office of Continuing Education. – 1990
This document summarizes the first New York State conference on adult education for the homeless. The conference addressed issues facing homeless people, such as education, social services, employment and training, housing, drug and substance abuse, and mental health. Successful programs, policies, practices, and the latest research were…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Disabilities, Drug Rehabilitation
Winter, Gene M. – 1987
A project provided three types of supportive services to adult education programming in the State of New York. The first component of the project was the development of a literacy information and referral system to link potential students and volunteers with program providers. The second phase of the project involved the development and…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Literacy, Databases, Hotlines (Public)
New York State Senate, Albany. – 1984
Findings and recommendations of the New York State Senate Committee on Investigations and Taxes are provided from an examination of adult illiteracy in New York State to estimate its extent and cost, to evaluate existing efforts, and to develop new approaches to reduce it. Findings show that there are approximately 2,040,000 functionally…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Adult Programs, Case Studies
Download full textColton, Tara – Center for an Urban Future, 2006
In the 19th and 20th centuries, millions of people from every corner of the world shared one dream: to come to America and enjoy a better life for themselves and their children. Not only did they fulfill this dream, they made America--and New York in particular--an immeasurably better place in doing so. That dream remains, powerful as ever, and…
Descriptors: Population Growth, Immigrants, English (Second Language), Language Proficiency
Fischer, David Jason; Colton, Tara; Hilliard, Tom; Schimke, Karen – Center for an Urban Future, 2006
There is broad consensus about what kind of economy and society New Yorkers would like to see over the decades to come: plentiful and remunerative jobs, reinvigorated communities from New York City to Oswego, and a safety net strong enough to facilitate upward mobility but infused with the values of work and family. Unfortunately, indications are…
Descriptors: Low Income Groups, Urban Areas, Adult Literacy, Family Income
National Inst. for Literacy, Washington, DC. – 1995
This document, which highlights the efforts of the National Institute for Literacy to pilot the development of state literacy accountability systems in four states, outlines the components, operation, and importance of state accountability systems and discusses considerations in developing a systems approach to planning and implementing a quality…
Descriptors: Accountability, Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Data Collection
Hopey, Christopher E.; And Others – NCAL Connections, 1994
Adult literacy (AL) programs in Pennsylvania, New York, Delaware, North Carolina, Illinois, and California were surveyed in Spring 1994 to identify the extent and scope of computer technology use in AL programs. Of the 515 responding programs, 82% used computers for administrative activities, 66% for instructional activities, 31% for student…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Adult Programs, Computer Uses in Education
Carr, Neil – 1981
According to this annual report, the New York State Adult Literacy Program was successful in achieving many of its goals during the 1980-81 year. Total enrollment for the year was 965 students higher than the previous year; there was an increase of 15,965 in the number of immigrants served; and the number of unemployed adults served was more than…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Annual Reports, Educational Economics
Brown, Don A.; Newman, Anabel P. – 1968
This study involving 207 adult city-core illiterates from Buffalo and Niagara Falls, New York, reading below third grade level, examined (a) educational characteristics and abilities of adult illiterates important to the improvement of reading materials and programs; (b) a study of the use of i.t.a. with adult-centered materials paced to adult…
Descriptors: Adult Literacy, Illiteracy, Initial Teaching Alphabet, Inner City
Tevebaugh-Kenwryck, Neil A. – 1992
The purpose of this report is to present a public forum expressing the views of the people of New York and their thoughts on the role and needs of New York's Libraries. Exhibit One provides a brief overview of New York's libraries and the New York State Archives, and the roles which these systems play as part of the state's library systems.…
Descriptors: Adult Literacy, Archives, Futures (of Society), Hearings
Buffalo and Erie County Public Library, NY. – 1989
The Lifelong Learning Center (LLC) of the Buffalo and Erie County, New York, Public Library is described with emphasis on objectives and programming developed for a grant project. The objectives included the following: conduct monthly support services for literacy tutors; sponsor training and information sessions for tutors; provide assistance to…
Descriptors: Adult Literacy, Community Programs, Community Resources, Library Collections
Hudson River Center for Program Development, Glenmont, NY. – 1997
This guide is designed to link New York's learning standards with curriculum goals and objectives developed by adult education (AE) practitioners. It includes learning standards for English language arts (ELA) and mathematics, two areas identified by AE practitioners as the most important for beginning adult learners. Also provided are curriculum…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Learning, Adult Literacy, Behavioral Objectives
Lytle, Susan L.; And Others – Literacy Practitioner, 1994
This issue contains five articles about assessment in adult literacy programs. The first article, "Living Literacy: Rethinking Adult Learner Assessment" (Susan L. Lytle), focuses on developing alternative forms of assessment such as literacy portfolios to identify changes in four dimensions of adult literacy over the course of literacy…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Learning, Adult Literacy, Adult Programs
Carr, Neil – 1980
This report contains tables and a narrative summary of significant findings from a study of participants in the adult education literacy program operated in the state of New York for the year 1979-80. Charts and tables provide data on nineteen aspects of the program. These are annual program goals, student demographic composite, unemployed…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Adult Programs, Enrollment
