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Tutoring Older Adults in Literacy Programs. Literacy Education for the Elderly Project.
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Jacobs, Bella; Ventura-Merkel, Catherine – 1986
This booklet is designed to sensitize volunteer literacy tutors to the special needs and interests of illiterate older learners. It also gives useful tips for creating successful and self-rewarding learning experiences. The first section on the world of older adults with literacy problems describes some of the characteristics of this group. In the…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Adult Programs, Illiteracy
Organizing a Literacy Program for Older Adults. Literacy Education for the Elderly Project.
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Jacobs, Bella; Ventura-Merkel, Catherine – 1986
This guide describes a model for a community-based literacy program for older adults that uses older adults as tutors. Guidelines are provided to program sponsors for implementing literacy education for older adults. Chapter I provides an overview of the problem of illiterate older adults and literacy education for them. Chapter II addresses the…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Adult Programs, Community Programs