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"One Day I Will Make It" A Study of Adult Student Persistence in Library Literacy Programs |
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Kristin E. Porter, Sondra Cuban, John P. Comings |
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REP; DAT [Report, Data] |
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Manpower Development Research Corporation [MDRC] For full-text version, go to: http://www.wallacefoundation.org/KnowledgeCenter/KnowledgeTopics/AreasOfContinuingInterest/Literacy/Pages/LILAA_One_Day.aspx and click on: "Download PDF now"
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2005 |
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Literacy level adults |
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Researchers, Administrators, Educational planners, Librarians, Teachers and Teacher educators |
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Although research indicates that adults with low literacy skills need 100-150 hours of instruction to advance one grade level, adults in literacy programs participate in instruction for an average of only 70 hours per year. The Wallace Foundation funded the Literacy in Libraries Across America [LILAA] initiative (1996-2002) to help library-based literacy programs increase adult learner persistence. Grants of resources to participating libraries aimed to develop and implement persistence strategies that included improved instruction, more varied and more extensive social supports, and technology upgrades. This final report examines the implementation and effects of these strategies in LILAA programs over four years, focusing on changes in student participation over time. The report concludes that: Library literacy programs should be prepared to accommodate intermittent participation by adult students and should push to connect students to social services and other supports. Tables and figures describe, among other aspects, population demographics, participation, achievement, performance on BEST by English language learners, literacy test age vs grade equivalents, and so forth. |
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