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Main Author: Shader, Holly
Format: Recurso educativo Open Access
Language:en
Published: 1994
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Online Access:https://eric.ed.gov/?id=ED416873
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contents Irvington Public Library, Final Performance Report for Library Services and Construction Act (LSCA) Title VI, Library Literacy Program. Shader, Holly Adult Basic Education Adult Learning Adult Literacy Family Literacy Federal Programs Grants Intergenerational Programs Learning Disabilities Library Collection Development Library Role Literacy Education Public Libraries Publicity Tutor Training Tutoring User Needs (Information) Volunteer Training Volunteers The Irvington Public Library (Irvington, New Jersey) conducted a project that involved recruitment, retention, public awareness, training, basic literacy, collection development, tutoring, and intergenerational/family programs. The project served a community of 25,000-50,000 people, and targeted the learned disabled and intergenerational/families. Tutoring was done one-on-one and in classrooms, using the Laubach and Literacy Volunteers of America (LVA) methods. The project served more than 136 adult learners and provided 2-5 hours of direct tutoring per week. The report provides a comparison of actual accomplishments to goals and objectives set forth in the grant application; comparison between proposed and actual expenditures; specific details of activities undertaken; the role the library played in the accomplishment of the goals and objectives; agencies and organizations that assisted in the project; and the impact of the federal project on the ongoing program of the library. Includes a sample of student interviews and interview guide; promotional materials; college acceptance letter of a former GED student; tutor materials, tutor follow-up questionnaire; news articles about the program; outline of the family literacy program; and student and tutor/instructor of the year awards. (SWC)
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spellingShingle Irvington Public Library, Final Performance Report for Library Services and Construction Act (LSCA) Title VI, Library Literacy Program.
Shader, Holly
Adult Basic Education
Adult Learning
Adult Literacy
Family Literacy
Federal Programs
Grants
Intergenerational Programs
Learning Disabilities
Library Collection Development
Library Role
Literacy Education
Public Libraries
Publicity
Tutor Training
Tutoring
User Needs (Information)
Volunteer Training
Volunteers
Irvington Public Library, Final Performance Report for Library Services and Construction Act (LSCA) Title VI, Library Literacy Program. Shader, Holly Adult Basic Education Adult Learning Adult Literacy Family Literacy Federal Programs Grants Intergenerational Programs Learning Disabilities Library Collection Development Library Role Literacy Education Public Libraries Publicity Tutor Training Tutoring User Needs (Information) Volunteer Training Volunteers The Irvington Public Library (Irvington, New Jersey) conducted a project that involved recruitment, retention, public awareness, training, basic literacy, collection development, tutoring, and intergenerational/family programs. The project served a community of 25,000-50,000 people, and targeted the learned disabled and intergenerational/families. Tutoring was done one-on-one and in classrooms, using the Laubach and Literacy Volunteers of America (LVA) methods. The project served more than 136 adult learners and provided 2-5 hours of direct tutoring per week. The report provides a comparison of actual accomplishments to goals and objectives set forth in the grant application; comparison between proposed and actual expenditures; specific details of activities undertaken; the role the library played in the accomplishment of the goals and objectives; agencies and organizations that assisted in the project; and the impact of the federal project on the ongoing program of the library. Includes a sample of student interviews and interview guide; promotional materials; college acceptance letter of a former GED student; tutor materials, tutor follow-up questionnaire; news articles about the program; outline of the family literacy program; and student and tutor/instructor of the year awards. (SWC)
title Irvington Public Library, Final Performance Report for Library Services and Construction Act (LSCA) Title VI, Library Literacy Program.
topic Adult Basic Education
Adult Learning
Adult Literacy
Family Literacy
Federal Programs
Grants
Intergenerational Programs
Learning Disabilities
Library Collection Development
Library Role
Literacy Education
Public Libraries
Publicity
Tutor Training
Tutoring
User Needs (Information)
Volunteer Training
Volunteers
url https://eric.ed.gov/?id=ED416873