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Direct linkFoster, Ellen J. – Geography Teacher, 2012
Functional literacy is important in both English/language arts and geography. Using the "found poetry" strategy, students will summarize a piece of text, identify main ideas and find geographic connections. While using young adult literature is a great way to incorporate geography into English/language arts classroom, understanding of geography…
Descriptors: Geography Instruction, Adolescent Literature, Current Events, Language Arts
Download full textAlcaraz, Gema – International Journal of English Studies, 2009
There is no doubt of the importance of vocabulary in EFL coursebooks. Yet, criteria for the selection of target words remain unclear. Frequency and functionality have been proposed as the two underpinning for selection. However, they are usually incompatible so that materials designers must opt for one or the other. The question is which one…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Vocabulary Development, Vocabulary, Word Frequency
Peer reviewedSrivastava, R. N. – Annual Review of Applied Linguistics, 1989
An analysis is provided of the belief that theories developed about literacy within different academic disciplines and development campaigns have been built around contradictory assumptions. The conclusion is made that research is needed in order to make literacy instruction more functional in adult literacy programs. (109 references) (GLR)
Descriptors: Adult Literacy, Applied Linguistics, Concept Formation, Functional Literacy
Peer reviewedBertholf, Rod; Conderman, Gregory J. – TEACHING Exceptional Children, 1996
Advertisements for used cars can be an aid in teaching adolescents with mild disabilities reading, writing, vocabulary, and study skills. A lesson is presented that teaches students how to interpret the abbreviations and vocabulary associated with used car advertisements, to develop car ads, and to role play the appropriate way of responding to an…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Advertising, Educational Strategies, Functional Literacy
Definitions and Concept of Functional Literacy; An Analysis and Interpretation. Research Studies, 2.
Literacy House, Lucknow (India). – 1967
This study sought to outline the general consensus of sociologists, educators, planners, administrators, and social reformers in India as to the nature of adult literacy; to examine drawbacks (if any) in their concepts; and to analyze and harmonize different viewpoints on functional literacy. Differing concepts in the field at large were traced…
Descriptors: Bibliographies, Concept Formation, Criteria, Definitions
Bowers, John – Media in Education and Development, 1983
Defines the meaning of literacy and other related terms and then examines the relationship between literacy and both social and economic development. The role of communications and the use of different types of media in literacy education are also discussed. (EAO)
Descriptors: Adult Literacy, Communications, Definitions, Developing Nations
Peer reviewedDuran, Elva – Reading Improvement, 1989
Discusses the value and use of an ecological inventory designed to determine the vocabulary that teachers and parents should emphasize with students with moderate to severe handicaps or who are culturally and linguistically diverse. (NH)
Descriptors: Cultural Differences, English Instruction, Family Environment, Family School Relationship
Spratt, Jennifer E.; And Others – 1989
A study examined the nature of functional literacy among 671 Moroccan children, aged 11-14, and the relationship of functional and classroom literacy to background factors and school experience. Students were assessed on a series of household literacy tasks sampling knowledge of spatial and monetary print conventions, specialized vocabulary, and…
Descriptors: Cognitive Ability, Educational Attainment, Elementary Secondary Education, Foreign Countries
Adult Literacy Center of the Lehigh Valley, Allentown, PA. – 1992
Developed as part of a project to upgrade the workplace vocabulary and comprehension skills of Pennsylvania workers in light industry, health, hotel and hospitality, and food service occupations, this document consists of four parts: a project report, a trainer's manual, a tutor handbook, and assessment report/resource packet. The project report…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Literacy, Curriculum Guides, Food Service
GEESLIN, ROBERT H.; SMITH, EDWIN H. – 1967
THE OBJECTIVES OF THIS PROJECT WERE TO PREPARE AND FIELD TEST INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS FOR USE WITH ADULTS READING BELOW THE SEVENTH GRADE LEVEL. TWO STUDIES WERE MADE IN NORTHERN FLORIDA IN 1967 OF GAINS IN READING VOCABULARY AND COMPREHENSION BY STUDENTS USING TRADITIONAL MATERIALS. THE HIGH DROPOUT RATE IN THE FIRST STUDY PRECLUDED USEFUL…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Students, Dropout Rate, Evaluation
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
Vacco, Ellen; Jablon, Paula – 2003
This document consists of a teacher's resource guide, student book, and an accompanying audio component intended to help beginning-level adult English-as-a-second-language (ESL) learners gain the general language skills and cultural understanding they need to function successfully in the U.S. workplace. The lessons address the following commonly…
Descriptors: Adult Literacy, Adult Programs, Beginning Reading, Behavioral Objectives
Leopold, Joan Y.; Anstine, Carolyn G.; Greene, Margaret P. – 1983
A project was undertaken to develop a realistic survival skills curriculum in language arts for adult basic education (ABE) students that could be used with predischarge residents in institutions for mentally ill individuals in Pennsylvania. After identifying 28 predischarge residents at the Harrisburg State Hospital in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania,…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Adult Programs, Behavioral Objectives
