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1992
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| contents | LSCA Library Literacy Grant. Final Report. Adult Basic Education Adult Literacy Cross Age Teaching Disadvantaged Family Literacy Library Extension Library Role Library Services Literacy Education Outcomes of Education Program Effectiveness Tutoring The Kountze Public Library in Texas conducted a program using cross-age tutoring as a strategy to strengthen family reading skills, to develop a collection of educational literacy materials in the library, and to disseminate results to the public. During the 1-year program, 29 volunteers participated, with 14 trained as tutors. Tutors worked 64 hours, and community members assisting with site and material preparation worked 190 hours. The youngest volunteer was 7 and the oldest 87. Twenty-three adults were tested for the program, with 14 following through and participating in 950 hours of instruction; 3 obtained their high school equivalency certification. Fifteen persons obtained library cards, and one found employment as a result of the programs. Reading gains were achieved through the program, as shown through pre- and posttest results of administration of the Spache Diagnostic Reading Scales. All of the adults who finished the classes expressed a desire to continue the program. Transportation, child care, and longer hours of instruction were cited as future programming needs. As a result of the program, many adult literacy materials were added to the library. (Three brief papers by Mary C. Johnston are included in the report: "Tutoring in History,""Illiteracy and the Challenge," and "Three Types of Illiteracy Handicapping Americans.") (KC) |
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| publishDate | 1992 |
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| spellingShingle | LSCA Library Literacy Grant. Final Report. Adult Basic Education Adult Literacy Cross Age Teaching Disadvantaged Family Literacy Library Extension Library Role Library Services Literacy Education Outcomes of Education Program Effectiveness Tutoring LSCA Library Literacy Grant. Final Report. Adult Basic Education Adult Literacy Cross Age Teaching Disadvantaged Family Literacy Library Extension Library Role Library Services Literacy Education Outcomes of Education Program Effectiveness Tutoring The Kountze Public Library in Texas conducted a program using cross-age tutoring as a strategy to strengthen family reading skills, to develop a collection of educational literacy materials in the library, and to disseminate results to the public. During the 1-year program, 29 volunteers participated, with 14 trained as tutors. Tutors worked 64 hours, and community members assisting with site and material preparation worked 190 hours. The youngest volunteer was 7 and the oldest 87. Twenty-three adults were tested for the program, with 14 following through and participating in 950 hours of instruction; 3 obtained their high school equivalency certification. Fifteen persons obtained library cards, and one found employment as a result of the programs. Reading gains were achieved through the program, as shown through pre- and posttest results of administration of the Spache Diagnostic Reading Scales. All of the adults who finished the classes expressed a desire to continue the program. Transportation, child care, and longer hours of instruction were cited as future programming needs. As a result of the program, many adult literacy materials were added to the library. (Three brief papers by Mary C. Johnston are included in the report: "Tutoring in History,""Illiteracy and the Challenge," and "Three Types of Illiteracy Handicapping Americans.") (KC) |
| title | LSCA Library Literacy Grant. Final Report. |
| topic | Adult Basic Education Adult Literacy Cross Age Teaching Disadvantaged Family Literacy Library Extension Library Role Library Services Literacy Education Outcomes of Education Program Effectiveness Tutoring |
| url | https://eric.ed.gov/?id=ED352524 |