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Adult Illiteracy And Literacy Volunteers: A Report Of The Efforts Of One Organization To Alleviate The Problem Of Adult Illiteracy In The United States, Marilyn Mcgillen Jan 1976

Adult Illiteracy And Literacy Volunteers: A Report Of The Efforts Of One Organization To Alleviate The Problem Of Adult Illiteracy In The United States, Marilyn Mcgillen

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Adult illiteracy in the United States is a grave national problem. One organization attempting to solve this problem is Literacy Volunteers of America, Inc., a private, non-profit organization with affiliates in nineteen states. A tutorial approach to instruction through the use of volunteers trained in teaching basic reading to adults on a one-to-one basis is the method employed in this effort. Volunteers are trained in an 18-hour workshop highlighting four basic techniques and their effective utilization: experience story, sight words, phonics, and phonics-in-pattern. In-services, follow-up sessions, and consultations with volunteer reading specialists are available to tutors. A tutor training manual …


English As A Second Language In Up With People: A Proposal And Plan For Implementation, Cynthia Gay Barnes Jan 1975

English As A Second Language In Up With People: A Proposal And Plan For Implementation, Cynthia Gay Barnes

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The purpose of this paper is to provide the Up With People organization with a clear and workable plan for implementing an English as a Second Language program as a part of their existing program.

The paper is presented in two parts. The first part includes a description of the Up With People program focusing on its need for an English as a Second Language program. The various benefits to UP With People are explained. Also in the first part of the paper are descriptions of two language learning programs, Spanish Language Training at Oaxtepec, Mexico, July, 1980, and The …


A Report On Leading A Group To Germany, 1973, Katharine E. Hill Jan 1974

A Report On Leading A Group To Germany, 1973, Katharine E. Hill

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A Descriptive Report Of A Teacher Training Workshop At The School For International Training, August, 1973, Peter Mcleod Boggs Jan 1974

A Descriptive Report Of A Teacher Training Workshop At The School For International Training, August, 1973, Peter Mcleod Boggs

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No abstract provided.


Esl Practice Teaching Program For Mat Candidates, Margaret E. Ryder Jan 1973

Esl Practice Teaching Program For Mat Candidates, Margaret E. Ryder

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No abstract provided.


A Report On The Mat-Ta Workshop For French And Spanish Teachers, Felinda Mottino Jan 1972

A Report On The Mat-Ta Workshop For French And Spanish Teachers, Felinda Mottino

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No abstract provided.


Coordinating The English-In-Action Program Of The Nationalities Service Center Of Philadelphia, Lucy Caldwell Jan 1972

Coordinating The English-In-Action Program Of The Nationalities Service Center Of Philadelphia, Lucy Caldwell

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No abstract provided.


Toward Teacher Competence: Evaluation Of The Beginning Teacher, Blanche M. Harrison Jan 1971

Toward Teacher Competence: Evaluation Of The Beginning Teacher, Blanche M. Harrison

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No abstract provided.