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Title A first look at the literacy of America's adults in the 21st century	Date December 2005	Abstract This is a report of the findings of the 2003 National Assessment of Adult Literacy (NAAL) which measured the English literacy...
Title A summary of scientifically based research principles teaching adults to read	Date 2005	Abstract This short guide for teachers is based on Research-Based Principles for Adult Basic Education Reading Instruction (Kruidenier...
Title Access to literacy education for language minority adults	Date 1992	Abstract The digest describes factors that may restrict access to adult literacy education in North America and discusses several pote...
Title Adult Education and Family Literacy Act, program year 1999-2000: report to Congress on state performance [summary and CA data only]	Date 2001	Abstract This annual report to Congress is mandated by the Adult Education and Family Literacy Act (AEFLA) of 1998. Each state negoti...
Title Adult Education and Family Literacy Act, program year 2000-2001: report to Congress on state performance [summary and CA data only]	Date 2003	Abstract This annual report to Congress is mandated by the Adult Education and Family Literacy Act (AEFLA) of 1998. Each state negoti...
Title Adult Education and Family Literacy Act, program year 2001-2002: report to Congress on state performance [summary and CA data only]	Date 2004	Abstract This annual report to Congress is mandated by the Adult Education and Family Literacy Act (AEFLA) of 1998. Each state negoti...
Title Adult Education and Family Literacy Act, program year 2002-2003: report to Congress on state performance [summary and CA data only]	Date 2005	Abstract This annual report to Congress is mandated by the Adult Education and Family Literacy Act (AEFLA) of 1998. Each state negoti...
Title Adult Education and Family Literacy Act, program year 2003-2004: report to Congress on state performance [summary and CA data only]	Date 2006	Abstract This annual report to Congress is mandated by the Adult Education and Family Literacy Act (AEFLA) of 1998. Each state negoti...
Title Adult education literacy instruction: a review of the research	Date October 2010	Abstract This report is the product of the NIFL/NCSALL Adult Literacy Research Working Group (ALRWG), a panel of experts on reading re...
Title Adult literacy and education in America: four studies based on the national adult literacy survey	Date 11/10/2001	Abstract This report analyzes the literacy proficiencies of the nation’s adults in relation to their schooling, with a special focus o...
Title Adult literacy and the American dream	Date 2002	Abstract This essay reviews the first American national literacy movement to make a case for the importance of adult education and lit...
Title Adult literacy education: emerging directions in program development	Date 1996	Abstract This digest looks at emerging perspectives about adult literacy program development. Included are the relationship between le...
Title Adult literacy issues: an update	Date 1989	Abstract This digest examines three issues related to adult literacy: the appropriate focus for adult literacy education, professiona...
Title Adult literacy practitioners as researchers	Date 1994	Abstract The digest examines thinking that underlies practitioner inquiry, explains the phases of an inquiry process, and gives exampl...
Title Adult literacy: overview, programs, and research	Date 1989	Abstract Citations from the ERIC database from the period 1987 to 1989 on the topic of adult literacy. Sections include "overview," ...
Title Adult literacy: instructional strategies	Date 1989	Abstract This is an annotated list of articles and documents from the ERIC database during the period 1987-1989 on the subject of adul...
Title Affecting change in literacy practices of adult learners: impact of two dimensions of instruction	Date November 2000	Abstract This Report is a summary of three papers commissioned in 1998 by the National Center for the Study of Adult Learning and Lite...
Title Applying research in reading instruction for adults: first steps for teachers	Date 2005	Abstract This book seeks to build adult literacy instructors' knowledge of scientifically based reading research and provide basic gui...
Title Auditing and reading: a developmental model	Date 1974	Abstract This document applies modern (1974) cognitive science to literacy development with children and adults. The authors created a...
Title Basic reading skills and the literacy of America's least literate adults: results from the 2003 National Assessment of Adult Literacy (NAAL) Supplemental Studies	Date February 2009	Abstract This report details the results of two of the four components of the 2003 National Assessment of Adult Literacy (NAAL). The c...
Title Beginning a literacy program	Date unknown	Abstract This pamphlet provides practical advice to someone who is developing a small adult literacy program. Included are needs asse...
Title Four lay-of-the-land papers on the federal role in adult literacy	Date December 18, 2006	Abstract The Adult Education and Family Literacy Act (AEFLA, 1998) "provides basic skills instruction through a variety of providers f...
Title Freirean approach to adult literacy education	Date 1990	Abstract The paper answers the questions: "What is the Freirean approach?" "What are the key features of the Freirean Approach?" "Ho...
Title From the margins to the mainstream: an action agenda for literacy	Date 2000	Abstract This action plan is the culmination of the National Literacy Summit held in Washington in February 2000. The summit produced...
Title Functional context education: making learning relevant	Date Sept 26, 1997	Abstract "Functional Context Education is an approach to education that is based on a cognitive science theory of cognitive developmen...
Title Functional context education: making learning relevant in the 21st century	Date Sept 2005	Abstract In this paper, the author provides an introduction to and historical perspective of Functional Context Education, as well as ...
Title Higher education credentials, higher skills, and lost purchasing power: a dilemma for workforce development policy and practice	Date March 10, 2007	Abstract In this paper, the author examines the pros and cons of changes to the focus of the Adult Education and Literacy System (AELS...
Title Invisible citizenship: adult illiteracy in California	Date 1986	Abstract The report summarizes the adult illiteracy problem in California. Included are the secondary problems caused by adult illite...
Title Issues in adult literacy education	Date 1991	Abstract Explores issues in adult literacy education in the United States. Included are the question of definition, the diverse array...
Title Just write! guide	Date February 2012	Abstract This guide is a resource for ABE teachers, intended to increase familiarity with evidence-based writing instruction and facil...
Title Leading from the middle: the state role in adult education & literacy	Date August 2002	Abstract Relative to adult education and literacy, this document examines how well the states are performing leadership functions, the...
Title Library and information services for literacy	Date 1990	Abstract The bibliography contains nine citations of documents and articles from the ERIC database on the subject of the role of libra...
Title Literacies required for a 21st century workforce: preparing youth and adults for proficiency in the academic, technical and cultural literacies required by a complex work world	Date Feb 22, 2005	Abstract This paper - written for the Ohio Career-Technical and Adult Education Leadership and Policy Forum (Feb 2005) - addresses the...
Title Literacy	Date 1998	Abstract This fact sheet gives the background of the federal program to address the problem of illiteracy in the United States. Inclu...
Title Literacy drama: using plays in adult literacy education	Date 1992	Abstract This manual includes ideas on using drama to teach adult literacy as well as four original plays and a trilogy of one act pla...
Title Literacy in everyday life: results from the 2003 National Assessment of Adult Literacy	Date 2007	Abstract Published by the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), "Literacy in Everyday Life" is the report of the 2003 Natio...
Title Making sense of decoding and spelling: an adult reading course of study, teachers' and administrators' guide	Date 2010	Abstract This is the teacher and administrator guide for an evidence-based course of study designed to teach adult learners to decode ...
Title Measuring the nation's literacy: important considerations	Date 1991	Abstract The digest covers the problem of defining literacy, strengths and limitations of various approaches to measuring literacy, co...
Title National Institute for Literacy, Western Regional States Meeting, March 9 and 10, 1995, Los Angeles, California: Proceedings	Date 1996	Abstract The National Institute for Literacy held a two-day regional meeting in Los Angeles to address critical issues in adult litera...
Title Open to interpretation: multiple intelligences theory in adult literacy education	Date 2002	Abstract This report examines the applications of the Multiple Intelligence Theory to adult literacy education. The work of Dr. Howard...
Title QEd: scientific evidence for adult literacy educators, number 1 of 5	Date July 2007	Abstract This publication includes "ideas and information from...[a] scientific research base on how adults learn to read", describing...
Title Reading for working, a functional literacy anthology	Date 1975	Abstract This is a "compilation of research on job-related literacy". Topics addressed in the three sections of the document include ...
Title Report on the national survey regarding the services of the National Institute for Literacy (NIFL)	Date June 12, 2009	Abstract The National Institute for Literacy was established in 1991 by the National Literacy Act (NLA)and reauthorized by the Workfor...
Title Statistics on literacy	Date 1991	Abstract This is an annotated list of ten items in the ERIC data base on the subject of statistics in adult literacy programs. Inclu...
Title Supporting financial literacy in adult education: suggested free on-line curriculum and resources for adult education programs	Date 2009	Abstract This pamphlet contains resources to assist adult school teachers and administrators in integrating financial literacy skills ...
Title Synthetic estimates of adult literacy	Date 1996	Abstract This Synthetic Estimate of Adult Literacy Table provides information on the estimated levels of literacy of adults by Congres...
Title Teaching reading with adults	Date 2002	Abstract This paper discusses literacy as the mastery of graphics technology. The basic elements of the graphic medium - its relative...
Title The adult education and literacy system (AELS) in the United States: moving from the margins to the mainstream of education	Date Feb 2, 2000	Abstract Ways in which the "increased literacy [of adults] " positively impacts work, home, and community, "including improvement in c...
Title The impact of a reading intervention for low-literate adult ESL learners	Date December 2010	Abstract This is a report on a study of a specific reading intervention for low-literate adult ESL learners. The intervention studied ...
Title The impact of ABS program participation on long-term economic outcomes	Date	Abstract The research brief describes a longitudinal study which followed 1,000 randomly selected high school dropouts from 1998-2007....