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- Ideas offered for adult literacy programs. // Reading Today;Oct/Nov93, Vol. 11 Issue 2, p21
Announces the availability of Project Lifelong Learning's video and print materials that identify key strategies for helping adults develop their literacy and learning skills. Pennsylvania State University's Institute for the Study of Adult Literacy's government-funded effort; Contents of...
- Emergent literacy: Children, parents, and teachers together. Moore, Sharon Arthur; Moore, David W. // Reading Teacher;Jan90, Vol. 43 Issue 4, p330
Provides information on books that provide theoretical principles and practical suggestions for promoting young children's literacy. "Home: Where Reading and Writing Begin," by Mary W. Hill; "Literacy Begins at Birth," by Marjorie V. Fields; "Literacy Development in the Early Years: Helping...
- Index. // International Journal of Technology & Design Education;Oct2002, Vol. 12 Issue 3, p271
This article presents the subject index for the November 2002 issue of the journal "International Journal of Technology and Design Education."
- Incorporating Informational Texts in the Primary Grades: A Research-Based Rationale, Practical Strategies, and Two Teachers' Experiences. Calo, Kristine // Early Childhood Education Journal;Oct2011, Vol. 39 Issue 4, p291
This article highlights the literacy practices of two second grade teachers-one in an affluent suburb of a major metropolitan area and the other in a large urban school district. The article describes how these teachers use informational texts to engage their students, to provide children with...
- What's hot in adolescent literacy 1997-2006. Cassidy, Jack; Garrett, Sherrye Dee; Barrera IV, Estanislado S. // Journal of Adolescent & Adult Literacy;Sep2006, Vol. 50 Issue 1, p30
The article presents trends in adolescent literacy between 1997 and 2006 by examining the most common topics and issues addressed in general educational literature and by surveying members of the adolescent literacy field. Some survey respondents were asked to identify and elaborate upon the six...
- Young children's responses to one-to-one story readings in school settings. Morrow, Lesley Mandel // Reading Research Quarterly;Winter1988, Vol. 23 Issue 1, p89
Case study and correlational research has indicated that frequent exposure to story readings has positive effects on some aspects of early literacy. Much of the work on storybook readings has focused upon the interactive behavior between parent and child during one-to-one read-lags in...
- Going With the Flow: How to Engage Boys (and Girls) in Their Literacy Learning. Seitz, Ingrid // Journal of Adolescent & Adult Literacy;Nov2007, Vol. 51 Issue 3, p293
The article reviews the book "Going With the Flow: How to Engage Boys (and Girls) in Their Literacy Learning," by Michael W. Smith and Jeffery D. Wilhelm.
- Publications. // Literacy Today;Mar2006, Issue 46, p21
The article offers information on several publications related to education. The book "Learning to Learn for Life: research and practical examples for the Foundation Stage and Key Stage 1," by Rebecca Goodbourn, Steve Higgins, Susie Parsons, Kate Wall and Julia Wright, focuses on learning. The...
- Materials on parenting for teenage parents & grandparents. // Aging;1994, Issue 366, p61
Presents educational material for parenting. Booklets; Pamphlets; Advice on discipline; Dealing with naughty children.
