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Thar, Robert – 1990
The United Nations Education, Scientific, and Cultural Organization's goal of achieving 100 percent international literacy by the year 2000 led the United Nations General assembly to proclaim 1990 as International Literacy Year. This proclamation was linked to the formulation of a plan of action to assist member states in all regions of the world…
Descriptors: Adult Literacy, Educational Objectives, Illiteracy, International Cooperation
Chandler, Carolyn Ebel – 1990
Newspapers can be inexpensive and useful tools in the literacy classroom, but newspapers written for native English speakers are not always appropriate for English-as-as-Second-Language (ESL) students. Adapting the newspaper to classroom instruction is a natural way to introduce students to cultural and linguistic concepts. The newspaper can be…
Descriptors: Adult Literacy, Class Activities, English (Second Language), Instructional Materials

Lehr, Fran – Journal of Reading, 1983
Examines factors contributing to the lack of effective literacy programs for adults. (FL)
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Literacy, Literacy Education, Program Attitudes

Lange, Bob – Journal of Reading, 1981
Examines some of the central issues of world literacy and national literacy programs and discusses both their difficulties and successes. (AEA)
Descriptors: Adult Literacy, Developing Nations, Economic Development, Literacy Education
Cumming, Alister – 1992
This Digest describes factors that may restrict access to adult literacy education in North America and discusses several potential solutions to these problems from programs that have aimed to provide adult literacy instruction to specific minority groups. Although the barriers and potential solutions apply to all minority groups, two populations…
Descriptors: Adult Literacy, English (Second Language), Females, Immigrants
Drennon, Cassie – 1994
In adult English-as-a-Second-Language literacy education and staff development, practitioner inquiry has emerged as a powerful approach toward improving practice. A variety of activities occur under the umbrella of practitioner inquiry, all of which are grounded in the knowledge and questions held by practitioners. The characteristics of inquiry…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Literacy, English (Second Language), Inquiry
Weinstein-Shr, Gail – 1993
Since the end of World War II, the United States has provided haven for nearly two million refugees who were involuntarily displaced from their homelands. In addition, during the last several decades, over one million legal immigrants have also found their way into the United States. Although the proportion of elderly may be small among these…
Descriptors: Adult Literacy, English (Second Language), Literacy Education, Older Adults
Wiley, Terrence G. – 1994
This digest reports on findings from recent literacy surveys and interprets these findings in light of theoretical and definitional issues involved in estimating literacy; examines approaches commonly use to measure literacy and enumerates concerns about the limitations of these approaches in linguistically diverse contexts; and concludes with a…
Descriptors: Adult Literacy, Definitions, English (Second Language), Estimation (Mathematics)
Brod, Shirley – 1990
As the nation has become aware of the scope of adult illiteracy and its tremendous cost, literacy programs have proliferated. New populations of language minority adults are becoming eligible for and involved in an increasing number of these programs. They include, among others, refugees whose training is no longer funded by the Office of Refugee…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Literacy, English (Second Language), Literacy Education
ERIC Clearinghouse on Adult, Career, and Vocational Education, Columbus, OH. – 1988
This document begins with an overview of trends and issues in the area of adult literacy. This overview briefly addresses: the number of adult illiterates, the costs of adult illiteracy, adult illiteracy as a barrier to increasing U.S. competitiveness, efforts that have focused on adult illiteracy, the issues that have surfaced, and…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Educational Trends, Functional Literacy
Imel, Susan – 1988
This Brief first summarizes research findings regarding computer-assisted instruction (CAI) and its effectiveness in adult literacy education programs. The following findings are given: CAI is effective for a significant number of adult learners; CAI is effective because it provides the adult learner with flexibility, control, individualization,…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Adult Programs, Computer Assisted Instruction
Kerka, Sandra; Imel, Susan – 1993
The fifth National Education Goal--every adult will be literate and possess the necessary skills for competing in a global economy and to exercise the rights and responsibilities of citizenship--is being implemented in part through workplace literacy programs. To reach the goal of universal literacy in the United States, five objectives were…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Basic Skills, Corporate Education
Smallwood, Betty Ansin – 1992
Children's literature, widely used with elementary English-as-a-Second-Language (ESL) students, can be adapted to teach literacy skills to adult ESL learners as well. Children's books often have captivating story lines and beautiful illustrations, and many have universal appeal and address mature themes and topics. Its successful use in adult ESL…
Descriptors: Adult Literacy, Books, Childrens Literature, Class Activities
NCLEnotes, 1993
This document consists of the six issues of "NCLEnotes", the newsletter of the National Clearinghouse on ESL (English as a Second Language) Literacy Education (an adjunct ERIC Clearinghouse) published during the three-year period 1991-1993. Major articles in these issues include: "Issues in Literacy Education"; "The…
Descriptors: Adult Literacy, Classroom Techniques, English (Second Language), Literacy Education
Preston, Nancy R., Comp. – 1990
Documents and journal articles featured in this nine-item annotated bibliography concern the role of library and information services in developing and expanding literacy at all levels in an increasingly information-oriented society. Citations were selected through a computer search of the Educational Resources Information Center (ERIC) database.…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Adult Literacy, Annotated Bibliographies, Illiteracy