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Functional Literacy in People's Lives
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Rabušicová, Milada; Oplatková, Pavla – Journal of Pedagogy, 2010
The paper presents the results of a qualitative study into the lives of people with inadequate functional literacy skills. The data were collected through a biographical interview with a respondent whose characteristics correspond to those of a hypothetical person likely to exhibit signs of low functional literacy. The characteristics, such as…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Qualitative Research, Functional Literacy, Interviews
Teaching New Literacies in Grades 4-6: Resources for 21st-Century Classrooms
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Moss, Barbara, Ed.; Lapp, Diane, Ed. – Guilford Publications, 2009
Upper-elementary students encounter a sometimes dizzying array of traditional and nontraditional texts both in and outside of the classroom. This practical handbook helps teachers in grades 4-6 harness the instructional potential of fiction, poetry, and plays; informational texts; graphic novels; digital storytelling; Web-based and multimodal…
Descriptors: Reading Comprehension, Protocol Analysis, High Stakes Tests, Cartoons
Teaching New Literacies in Grades K-3: Resources for 21st-Century Classrooms
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Moss, Barbara, Ed.; Lapp, Diane, Ed. – Guilford Publications, 2009
Even the youngest readers and writers in today's classrooms can benefit enormously from engagement with a wide range of traditional and nontraditional texts. This teacher-friendly handbook is packed with creative strategies for introducing K-3 students to fiction, poetry, and plays; informational texts; graphic novels; digital storytelling;…
Descriptors: Protocol Analysis, High Stakes Tests, Visual Aids, Biographies
"She Loved to Read in Good Books": Literacy and the Indians of Martha's Vineyard, 1643-1725.
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Monaghan, E. Jennifer – History of Education Quarterly, 1990
Reviews Experience Mayhew's book, "Indian Converts" (1727) and changing scholarly interpretations of literacy effects on Native Americans living on Martha's Vineyard. Traces the history of the Mayhew missionary family from 1641 to the 1720s and the establishment of the Indian Library. Examines the cultural implications of literacy and…
Descriptors: American Indian Studies, American Indians, Biographies, Books
Telling Our Stories Our Way: A Guide to Good Canadian Materials for Women Learning To Read.
Canadian Congress for Learning Opportunities for Women, Toronto (Ontario). – 1990
This guide contains reviews of 49 selected books and pamphlets of special interest to women that were identified as good Canadian materials for women learning to read by a working group of the Canadian Congress for Learning Opportunities for Women. Among the types of materials reviewed are the following: books about contraception and reproductive…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Annotated Bibliographies, Beginning Reading
An Annotated Bibliography of Adult Literacy Resources. Second Edition.
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Campbell, Pat – 1991
This annotated bibliography lists 183 books dealing with adult literacy under 10 main categories: life skills; biographies; nonfiction; fiction; work identification workbooks; comprehension workbooks; skill development series; spelling workbooks; vocabulary workbooks; writing workbooks; and video programs. The categories are further subdivided…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Annotated Bibliographies, Basic Skills