Adult literacy : a handbook for development workers /
Fordham, Paul.
Adult literacy : a handbook for development workers / Paul Fordham, Deryn Holland, Juliet Millican. - New Zealand : Volunter service abroad, 1995. - X, 169 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.
Includes index.
This is a book for development workers who have no formal training in adult education who have to respond - as planners, trainers or teachers - to requests for literacy skills. It sets out to deepen their understanding of literacy and its importance in the process of development and change. Using examples from many countries, the authors give practical guidance, in clear language, for all stages of literacy action from planning to assessment. Besides reading, they cover the skills involved in writing, calculating and interpreting visual images. They suggest ways of using materials that are already available and how to develop new ones designed for specific situations. Authors give practical guidance in clear language for all stages of literacy action from planning to assessment.
0855983159 9780855983154
Functional literacy--Handbooks, manuals, etc.--Developing countries
Reading (Adult education)--Handbooks, manuals, etc.--Developing countries
Community development personnel--Handbooks, manuals, etc.--Developing countries
374.0124 FOR
Adult literacy : a handbook for development workers / Paul Fordham, Deryn Holland, Juliet Millican. - New Zealand : Volunter service abroad, 1995. - X, 169 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.
Includes index.
This is a book for development workers who have no formal training in adult education who have to respond - as planners, trainers or teachers - to requests for literacy skills. It sets out to deepen their understanding of literacy and its importance in the process of development and change. Using examples from many countries, the authors give practical guidance, in clear language, for all stages of literacy action from planning to assessment. Besides reading, they cover the skills involved in writing, calculating and interpreting visual images. They suggest ways of using materials that are already available and how to develop new ones designed for specific situations. Authors give practical guidance in clear language for all stages of literacy action from planning to assessment.
0855983159 9780855983154
Functional literacy--Handbooks, manuals, etc.--Developing countries
Reading (Adult education)--Handbooks, manuals, etc.--Developing countries
Community development personnel--Handbooks, manuals, etc.--Developing countries
374.0124 FOR