Literacy Links
Volume 2, No. 1, November 1997

Links, addresses, personnel, email addresses, and other items or information in this issue may not be current. This is an archived issue and is to be used for that purpose ONLY.

IN THIS ISSUE

bookstack LITERACY RESOURCES

Each edition of Literacy Links features some of the materials recently added to the Clearinghouse. All of these materials are available for loan. Borrowers must be affiliated with a program providing adult education services. Annotated bibliographies of the literacy resources are available. Availability depends on Clearinghouse supplies. Call the Clearinghouse to request materials, information, or bibliographies at: (800) 441-7323 or (979) 845-6615.


LEARNING DISABILITIES

An Introduction to Helping Adults Learn and Change. Robinson, Russell D. (1995)

LD Toolbox. Central Illinois Adult Education Service Center (1996)

Teaching Adults with Learning Disabilities. Jordon, Dale R. (1996)

Building Learning Power for Children & Adults Who Have Special Learning Needs.  Payne, Nancie (1994)

If Only I Could Read, Write, Spell:  Identifying and Helping Adults Who Find Learning Difficult.  Tennessee Literacy Resource Center; Center for Literacy Studies (1995)

Introducing Learning Disabilities to Postsecondary Educators:  An In-service Training Program and Handbook for Postsecondary Instructors.  Drover, Jane et al. (1996)

STAR Parents: Student Training for Achieving Responsibility.  Bellanca, James et al. (1990)


CITIZENSHIP

Legalization and Citizenship Materials:  A Selected Bibliography August 1988. Bohlman, Carolyn (1988)

One People, One Constitution.  Mindell, Barbara K. and Stayton, R. Lee (1991)

Preparing for Citizenship.  Phillip Roy, Inc. (1996)


FAMILY LITERACY

30 Simple Things Parents Can Do to Help Keep Children Safe From Violence.  Children's Defense Fund (1995)

The Teacher's Idea Book:  Daily Planning Around the Key Experiences.  Graves, Michelle (1989)

Good Beginnings:  Parenting in the Early Years.  Evans, Judith and Ilfeld, Ellen (1982)

Involving Parents:  A Handbook for Participation in Schools.  Lyons, Peggy et al. (1983)

A Guide to Developing Community-Based Family Support Programs. Epstein, Ann S. et al. (1995)

High/Scope K-3 Curriculum Series:  Learning Environment. Hohmann, Charles and Buckleitner, Warren (1992)

Just Add Kids:  A Resource Directory of Learning Partners, Reading Sites, and Other Literacy Organizations that Serve Children and Their Families.  Office of Vocational and Adult Education (1996)

Outcomes and Measures in Family Literacy Programs. National Center for Family Literacy (1996)

Frontiers in Family Learning:  A Showcase of Exemplary Family Literacy Programs.  Goethel, Jan et al (1996)

Family Literacy:  The Journey to Success.  National Center for Family Literacy (1995)

The Power of Family Literacy.  National Center for Family Literacy (1994)

Helping Your Child with Mathematics.  Riley, James et al. (1993)

Get Ready to Learn:  Proven Methods for Preparing Your Prekindergarten Child for the Challenges of the Classroom.  Chupp, Nancy Champion (1994)

Heart to Heart:  Family Reading for Home and School.  Cesal, Barbara P.  (1993)

Growing Up Reading:  Learning to Read Through Creative Play.  Hauser, Jill Frankel (1993)

Right at Home:  Family Experiences for Building Literacy.  Hansen, Merrily P. and Armstrong, Gloria (1993)

Parents and Kids Together Everyday.  Durkin, Lisa Lyons (1991)

Family Literacy:  Operational Framework for Collaborative Planning and Delivery of Services. Browning, Diane (1996)

Learning games for the First 3 Years:  A Guide to Parent-Child Play.  Sparling, Joseph and Lewis, Isabelle (1979)

Talking with Your Baby:  Family as the First School.  Honig, Alice Sterling and Brophy, Holly Elisabeth (1996)

When a Baby is New.  Keller, Rosanne (1989)

Partners in Play:  Creative Homemade Toys for Toddlers.  Anderson, Rita and Neumann, Linda (1991)

Schools and Communities Together:  A Guide to Parent Involvement. Wikelund, Karen Reed (1990)

Family Literacy Directions in Research and Implications for Practice. Benjamin, L. Ann and Jerome Lord (1996)

Family Literacy and the School:  How Teachers Can Help.  Heinberg, Pamela (1990)

Telling Tales:  How to Produce a Book of Stories by Parents and Their Children.  Goethel, Jan et al. (1995)

The Reading Environment:  How Adults Help Children Enjoy Books.  Chambers, Aidan (1996)


PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

Reaching Adult Learners with Whole Language Strategies. Kroeker, Tirza and Henrichs, Margaret (1993)

The Teacher/Facilitator:  A Do-Able Journal for the Professional Development of Educators of Adults.  Gerstner-Horvarth, Marilyn (1991)

Learning to Teach:  Training of Trainers for Community Development.  Vella, Jane (1989)

Rethinking Leadership in Adult and Continuing Education. Edelson, Paul (1992)

Perspectives on Educational Certificate Programs.  Holt, Margaret E. and Lopos, George J.  (1991)

Teacher as Learner:  A Sourcebook for Participatory Staff Development.  Bingman, Beth and Bell, Brenda  (1995)

Poverty:  A Framework for Understanding and Working with Students and Adults from Poverty. Payne, Ph.D., Ruby K.  (1995)

A Teacher in a Different Way:  Group Literacy Instruction in Tennessee. Bingman, Mary Beth et al.  (1990)

Coffee Break Inservice:  Motivating Adult Learners Parts I and II. Gerstner-Horvarth,  Marilyn (1994)


WRITING

Writing Yourself Home:  A Women's Guided Journey of Self Discovery. Snow,  Kimberley (1992)

"My Dear Friend":  A Basic Writing Program for Adults.  Gerstner-Horvarth, Marilyn (1992)


SPANISH MATERIALS

Methodologies de Alfabetizacion en America Latina. Fuenzalida, Eugenio (1990)


ESL

Adult ESL Suggested Materials List 1995. Di Geriando, Rose et al. (1995)

Building Competencies to Serve LEP Vocational Students.  Lopez-Valadez, Jeanne and Reed, Tipawan T-Q (1989)

Clear Speech:  Teacher's Resource Book, Student's Book, and 2 Cassettes. Gilbert, Judy A. (1993)

Index Card Games for ESL. Clark, Raymond C.(1992)

More Index Card Games and Activities for English.  Clark, Raymond C. (1993)

Conversation Inspirations:  Over Two Thousand Conversation Topics.  Zelman, Nancy Ellen (1996)

English Day by Day Series.  Roddy, Michael (1991)

Bag of Tricks:  Photocopy Handouts for Regular and Substitute ESL Teachers. Hamel, Paul (1991)

The Hispanic Way:  Aspects of Behavior, Attitudes, and Customs in the Spanish-Speaking World. Noble, Judith and Lacasa, Jaime (1995)

101 American English Idioms:  Understanding and Speaking English Like an American.  Collis, Harry (1996)

101 American English Proverbs:  Understanding Language and Culture Through Commonly Used Sayings.  Collis, Harry (1997)

America on Tour. Cullum, Albert and Almeida, David A.  (1996)

American Moments.  Cullum, Albert and Almeida, David A. (1996)

Bag of Tricks II:  Photocopy Handouts for Regular and Substitute ESL Teachers. Hamel, Paul (1992)

E-Mail for English Teaching. Warschauer, Mark (1995)

Approaches to Adult ESL Literacy Instruction.  Crandall, JoAnn and Peyton, Joy Kreeft (1993)

From the Community to the Community:  A Guidebook for Participatory Literacy Training. Auerbach, Elsa et al. (1996)


READING

16 Extraordinary:  American Women.  Hahn, Emma (1996)

16 Extraordinary:  African Americans. Lobb, Nancy (1995)

16 Extraordinary:  Asian Americans. Lobb, Nancy (1996)

16 Extraordinary:  Hispanic Americans. Lobb, Nancy (1995)

Perspectives:  Authentic Voices of Native Americans.  Curriculum Associates, Inc. (1996)

Perspectives:  Authentic Voices of Latinos.  Curriculum Associates, Inc. (!996)

Perspectives:  Authentic Voices of Asian Americans. Curriculum Associates, Inc. (1996)

Perspectives:  Authentic Voices of African Americans. Curriculum Associates, Inc.  (1996)


LIFE SKILLS

Filling Out Forms. Stein, Wendy (1986)

Job Survival Skills.  Brewner, Margaret M. et al. (1996)

Job Search Education and Program Guide.  Kimeldorf, Martin (1994)

Making Sense Out of Data. Enright, Brian E. et al. (1997)

Stop and Think About Job Success.  Schaefer, Kathleen and Sitton, Rebecca (1993)

Dealing with Debt:  Your Guide to Bankruptcy and Other Options.  Trimble, Mary (1995)


MATH

Smart Solutions:  Measurement and Data Analysis.  Adcock, Deborah P.  (1996)

Smart Solutions:  Algebra and Geometry. Howett, Jerry (1996)

Math for the Real World. Kimball, Dolores Byrn (1990)


CORRECTIONS

Me Teach Criminals?:  The True Adventures of a Prison Teacher. Mrs. Rios (1996)

 


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