Organizing a Literacy Program for Older Adults

Organizing a Literacy Program for Older Adults

Author: Bella Jacobs

Publisher: Washington, D.C. : Literacy Education for the Elderly Project of the National Council on the Aging

Published: 1986

Total Pages: 86

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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 planning of a literacy program for older adults, including special planning concerns, the planning committee, outreach strategies, and program promotion and publicity. Chapter III focuses on direct-service management issues--tutor and peer support recruitment, volunteer training, and older student recruitment. Strategies for success are presented in Chapter IV. They include matching students and tutors, choosing a site, providing support, recognition, and program evaluation. Chapter V provides results of an in-depth study of 27 sites that participated in Project LEEP (Literacy Education for the Elderly). Chapter VI describes LEEP programs in five communities. Chapter VII is an annotated listing of organizations that can be useful to anyone interested in developing literacy programs for older adults. It is divided into sections on training and technical assistance, coordination and support, funding and resource development, and clearinghouse/information and referral. Sample project materials are appended. (YLB)


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Download or read book Organizing a Literacy Program for Older Adults written by Bella Jacobs and published by Washington, D.C. : Literacy Education for the Elderly Project of the National Council on the Aging. This book was released on 1986 with total page 86 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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 planning of a literacy program for older adults, including special planning concerns, the planning committee, outreach strategies, and program promotion and publicity. Chapter III focuses on direct-service management issues--tutor and peer support recruitment, volunteer training, and older student recruitment. Strategies for success are presented in Chapter IV. They include matching students and tutors, choosing a site, providing support, recognition, and program evaluation. Chapter V provides results of an in-depth study of 27 sites that participated in Project LEEP (Literacy Education for the Elderly). Chapter VI describes LEEP programs in five communities. Chapter VII is an annotated listing of organizations that can be useful to anyone interested in developing literacy programs for older adults. It is divided into sections on training and technical assistance, coordination and support, funding and resource development, and clearinghouse/information and referral. Sample project materials are appended. (YLB)


Handbook for Organizing and Managing Literacy Programs for Adults

Handbook for Organizing and Managing Literacy Programs for Adults

Author: National Institute for Advanced Studies (U.S.)

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Published: 1979

Total Pages: 136

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Resources in Education

Resources in Education

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Published: 1999

Total Pages: 288

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Monthly Catalogue, United States Public Documents

Monthly Catalogue, United States Public Documents

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Published: 1990

Total Pages: 1586

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Monthly Catalog of United States Government Publications

Monthly Catalog of United States Government Publications

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Published: 1990

Total Pages: 874

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Literacy of Older Adults in America

Literacy of Older Adults in America

Author: Helen Brown

Publisher: Department of Education

Published: 1996

Total Pages: 214

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A national household survey of the literacy skills of adults in the U.S. Contents: literacy in the older adult pop'n. (comparing older and younger adults); literacy profiles for various subgroups of the older adult pop'n. (educ.; race/ethnicity; language use; sex; visual impairment; region); employment, civic participation, and economic status as they relate to literacy in the older adult pop'n. (retirement; voting; volunteer activity; annual household income); literacy practices and proficiencies in the older adult pop'n. (library use; newspaper and magazine read.; TV viewing).


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Download or read book Literacy of Older Adults in America written by Helen Brown and published by Department of Education. This book was released on 1996 with total page 214 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A national household survey of the literacy skills of adults in the U.S. Contents: literacy in the older adult pop'n. (comparing older and younger adults); literacy profiles for various subgroups of the older adult pop'n. (educ.; race/ethnicity; language use; sex; visual impairment; region); employment, civic participation, and economic status as they relate to literacy in the older adult pop'n. (retirement; voting; volunteer activity; annual household income); literacy practices and proficiencies in the older adult pop'n. (library use; newspaper and magazine read.; TV viewing).


Working with Older Adults

Working with Older Adults

Author: Rhea Joyce Rubin

Publisher: Sacramento : California State Library Foundation

Published: 1990

Total Pages: 254

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Tutoring Older Adults in Literacy Programs

Tutoring Older Adults in Literacy Programs

Author: Bella Jacobs

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Published: 1986

Total Pages: 23

ISBN-13: 9780910883252

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Canadian Library Journal

Canadian Library Journal

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Published: 1990

Total Pages: 556

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Focus on Curriculum

Focus on Curriculum

Author: Dennis M. McInerney

Publisher: IAP

Published: 2005-03-01

Total Pages: 441

ISBN-13: 1607524864

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There are many teaching and curriculum programs that attempt to make education relevant to the wider sociocultural environment of learners. Volume 5 focuses on research on curriculum and teaching from a sociocultural perspective. Authors will discuss exemplary examples of research on curriculum initiatives, teaching resources, and teaching approaches that reflect a concern for sociocultural issues broadly defined, while also mapping out implications, future issues, and future research agendas. There will be chapters on reading mathematics, science, language, social science, history, music, health education, religious and moral education, information technology, vocational education, and multicultural studies. The text will be relevant to educators across all levels of education.


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Download or read book Focus on Curriculum written by Dennis M. McInerney and published by IAP. This book was released on 2005-03-01 with total page 441 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: There are many teaching and curriculum programs that attempt to make education relevant to the wider sociocultural environment of learners. Volume 5 focuses on research on curriculum and teaching from a sociocultural perspective. Authors will discuss exemplary examples of research on curriculum initiatives, teaching resources, and teaching approaches that reflect a concern for sociocultural issues broadly defined, while also mapping out implications, future issues, and future research agendas. There will be chapters on reading mathematics, science, language, social science, history, music, health education, religious and moral education, information technology, vocational education, and multicultural studies. The text will be relevant to educators across all levels of education.