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Sawyer, Douglas – 1984
This handbook is intended to help Adult Basic Education (ABE) volunteers in recruiting students for ABE programs. General information on the College of the Albemarle and on continuing education programs appears first. A glossary of adult learning terminoloqy and a brief history of ABE follow. The next section discusses four basic recruitment…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Adult Programs, Adult Students
Download full textWeibel, Marguerite Crowley – 1984
This handbook for librarians and adult basic education (ABE) teachers examines existing and potential library-literacy connections. Chapter I discusses methods and criteria for selecting and evaluating books for new readers. Both readability levels and the quality of books are considered. The second chapter examines the library's general…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Adult Programs, Adult Students
Manitoba Dept. of Education and Training, Winnipeg. Literacy Office. – 1991
This packet of materials for the adult literacy volunteer contains a booklet of information and accompanying reading selections meant to help a tutor get started with a new learner. The booklet covers these topics: initial assessment of learners with sample student interview form; informal assessment with assessment questions; observing the…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Learning, Adult Literacy, Adult Programs
Green, Karen Reed; And Others – 1985
This guide, which is addressed to community-based organizations desiring to start or expand existing adult literacy programs, deals with recruiting and training volunteer literacy tutors. Outlined in the guide are strategies for expanding community outreach efforts (identifying who needs help and where help is typically obtained, learning from…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Adult Reading Programs, Adult Students
Baird, Barbara J. – 1993
This paper describes Project FORWARD, funded by the Texas Education Agency to develop a life skills curriculum for JOBS (Job Opportunities and Basic Skills) participants. The Project FORWARD curriculum is designed to promote individual self-worth and independence so that participants can achieve self-sufficiency and eliminate dependency on…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Adult Students, Classroom Techniques
Lane, Martha A. – 1984
This guide is designed to assist volunteer tutors participating in an adult literacy program. Discussed in the first chapter are the meaning of the term functional literacy, the way in which we get meaning from print, and word identification skills. The next two sections deal with the history of literacy education in industrialized countries and…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Learning, Adult Literacy, Adult Programs
