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- Literacy changes lives. Douglas, Jonathan // Education Journal;Dec2008, Issue 113, p27
The article presents the author's views on literacy and the issue of literacy among celebrities. It accounts the publication of the National Literacy Trust of the "Literacy Changes Lives," which gives an overview of how literacy is central to living a healthy, full, and social life. The author...
- Pearl and Ronda: Revaluing mothers' literate lives to imagine new relationships between homes and elementary schools. Whitmore, Kathryn F.; Norton-Meier, Lori A. // Journal of Adolescent & Adult Literacy;Mar2008, Vol. 51 Issue 6, p450
The article focuses on the relationship between family literacy and the academic success of school children. Various levels of parental involvement are described, including the help of parents in fund raisers. The need for increased parent involvement is discussed and two case studies on...
- Learning to read: Painful mystery or joyful success? Kirk, Luther R. // Journal of Adolescent & Adult Literacy;Feb2001, Vol. 44 Issue 5, p420
Discusses information on home culture as a key factor in school success. Influence of home culture and early literacy experiences on literacy development; Details of a student's experiences which show the relationship between home and education; Factors that contribute to the lack of school...
- Early Reading Connects. Green, Rebecca // Literacy Today;Dec2008, Issue 57, p12
The article offers information on the Early Reading Connects launched by the National Literacy Trust. It is a new initiative designed to support early years practitioners in encouraging love of stories and reading among children and their families. It brings together resources that are...
- Why Johnny can never, ever read: The perpetual literacy crisis and student identity. Williams, Bronwyn T. // Journal of Adolescent & Adult Literacy;Oct2007, Vol. 51 Issue 2, p178
The author discusses concern about young people's ability to read and write throughout history and examines causes that vary over time and those that remain consistent throughout. He discusses consistent criticism of teachers and educational methods and concern about the influence of popular...
- Personality Scale Validities Increase Throughout Medical School. Lievens, Filip; Ones, Deniz S.; Dilchert, Stephan // Journal of Applied Psychology;Nov2009, Vol. 94 Issue 6, p1514
Admissions and personnel decisions rely on stable predictor-criterion relationships. The authors studied the validity of Big Five personality factors and their facets for predicting academic performance in medical school across multiple years, investigating whether criterion-related validities...
- RELIEVING ISOLATION, AVOIDING VICES: THE SOCIAL PURPOSES OF PARTICIPATION IN A SALVADORAN LITERACY PROGRAM. Prins, Esther // Adult Education Quarterly;Nov2006, Vol. 57 Issue 1, p5
This article uses ethnographic research to examine how women and men in rural El Salvador used literacy classes to accomplish their own social purposes. Employing a sociocultural, feminist framework, the author argues that men and women valued classes as an opportunity for social interaction....
- Putting Family Life to the Test. Butler, Kevin // District Administration;Feb2008, Vol. 44 Issue 2, p22
The article discusses a report from the Educational Testing Service (ETS) titled "The Family: America's Smallest School." The report outlines several social factors that exist outside of the school environment and weigh heavily on a child's achievement on standardized tests. The factors...
- It's Your Life: developing a community of learners to combat social deprivation. Barnes, Jackie; Horsfall, Peter // Education Review;Summer2010, Vol. 22 Issue 2, p17
In this article the authors consider how the links between social deprivation and educational achievement can be challenged. They describe the successful approaches developed over ten years by a partnership which has sought to raise the aspirations and achievements of some of the most...
