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Holzman, Michael, Ed.; Connolly, Olga, Ed. – 1986
The 20 essays in this collection are based on a project undertaken by the California Conservation Corps (CCC) and the Model Literacy Project in 1983-85. (The goal of the project was to institute changes within the CCC to enhance the literacy of corpsmembers.) Essays describe innovative approaches to literacy education, analyze bureaucratic…
Descriptors: Adult Literacy, Illiteracy, Literacy Education, Minority Groups
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Direct linkCoggeshall, Kara; Doherty, Jim – Voices from the Middle, 2004
The dilemma of promoting young adult literacy gripped the authors' seventh-grade class last year as never before. In an attempt to obliterate the students' reluctance to reading, the authors looked to technology to help motivate the students and break down their resistance to reading. This article describes the authors' successful integration of…
Descriptors: Young Adults, Adult Literacy, Reading Instruction, Grade 7
