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Norris, Joye A.; Kennington, Paddy – 1992
This book is intended to assist literacy program administrators, coordinators, instructors, and volunteers in the design and implementation of literacy programs for homeless adults. Chapter 1 discusses barriers to instruction when serving homeless adults, including shelter environment, impermanence of location and opportunity, and the effects of…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Adult Programs, Adults
Download full textKoehler, Gwen; And Others – 1990
CHOICES, a literacy program for homeless families, piloted a program at the Women's Emergency Shelter in Champaign, Illinois and later expanded its services to A Woman's Place, a domestic violence shelter, in Urbana, Illinois. The CHOICES program offered weekly language activities for the children and gave mothers information about developing…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Adults
