Review of Adult Learning and Literacy, Volume 6

Connecting Research, Policy, and Practice: A Project of the National Center for the Study of Adult Learning and Literacy
Herausgeber: Comings, John; Smith, Cristine; Garner, Barbara

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Produktbeschreibung

"Review of Adult Learning and Literacy: Connecting Research, Policy, and Practice, Volume 6, " includes chapters on: *Demographic change and low-literacy Americans; *The role of vocabulary in Adult Basic Education; *Implications of research on spelling for Adult Basic Education; *Issues in teaching speaking skills to adult ESOL learners; *The preparation and stability of the Adult Basic Education teaching workforce; *The adult literacy system in Ireland; and *Broad-based organizing as a vehicle for promoting adult literacy. .

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 318
• Erscheinungstermin: 29. September 2005
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 156mm x 229mm x 16mm
• Gewicht: 431g
• ISBN-13: 9780805854602
• ISBN-10: 0805854606
• Artikelnr.: 21386388

Autorenporträt

John Comings, Barbara Garner, Cristine Smith

Inhaltsangabe

Contents: J. Oxenham
Foreword. Preface. N. Lopez
The Year 2003 in Review. B. Edmondson
Demographic Change and Low-Literacy Americans. M.E. Curtis
The Role of Vocabulary Instruction in Adult Basic Education. D.J. Sawyer
M.T. Joyce
Research in Spelling: Implications for Adult Basic Education. K.M. Bailey
Issues in Teaching Speaking Skills to Adult ESOL Learners. M.C. Smith
The Preparation and Stability of the ABE Teaching Workforce: Current Conditions and Future Prospects. I. Bailey
Overview of the Adult Literacy System in Ireland and Current Issues in Its Implementation. M.A. Cowan
Beyond Single Interests: Broad-Based Organizing as a Vehicle for Promoting Adult Literacy. M.A. Cowan
Resources on Community Organizing.