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Literacy & libraries : learning from case studies / GraceAnne A. Decandido, editor.
- Format:
- Book
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Libraries and illiterate persons--United States--Case studies.
- Libraries and illiterate persons.
- Libraries and new literates--United States--Case studies.
- Libraries and new literates.
- Literacy programs--United States--Case studies.
- Literacy programs.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (197 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Other Title:
- Literacy and libraries
- Place of Publication:
- Chicago : Office for Literacy and Outreach Services, American Library Association, 2001.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Literacy programs at libraries across the country have literally changed people's lives. Hear the real-life stories of library directors, program administrators, teachers, tutors, librarians, and adult learners who have experienced the transformation firsthand. With nine out of ten libraries playing a role in adult literacy and thirty percent offering instruction, it is ever-clear that libraries are major players in promoting and increasing literacy. One component of ALA's own ''Literacy in Libraries across America'' initiative (funded in part by the Lila Wallace-Reader's Digest Fund), this
- Contents:
- Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction; Part 1: Literacy Now; Chapter 1: Gloria's Story; Chapter 2: "I Know This Is the Place for Me"; Chapter 3: A Place in the World; Chapter 4: Relearning Literacy and Leadership in a Library-Based Literacy Program; Chapter 5: Charting the Course for Learner Leadership; Part II: How We Do what We Do; Chapter 6: Whole Literacy in Plymouth; Chapter 7: Literacy, Diversity, and Learners; Chapter 8: Project READ; Chapter 9: A Rural Public Library Literacy Program
- Chapter 10: Theme-Based Instruction and Tutor Training at the New York Public Library Centers for Reading and Writing Chapter 11: No Simple Answers; Chapter 12: Creating a Community of Readers to Fight Functional Illiteracy; Chapter 13: Serving this Community; Chapter 14: Teaching Adult Literacy in a Multicultural Environment; Part III: Literacy and Technology; Chapter 15: Literacy and Technology; Chapter 16: The Brooklyn Public Library and Technology for Literacy; Chapter 17: Computer Skills and Literacy; Chapter 1
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- Includes bibliographical references.
- ISBN:
- 0-8389-9916-6
- OCLC:
- 171272443
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