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The library as literacy classroom : a program for teaching / Marguerite Crowley Weibel ; foreword by Paul Simon.

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: Chicago : American Library Association, 1992.Description: xxvii, 300 p. ; 23 cmISBN:
  • 083890596X (alk. paper)
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 027.6 20
LOC classification:
  • Z716.45 .W44 1992
Contents:
Foreword / Paul Simon -- pt. 1. The Library and the Adult New Reader. 1. The Role of the Library in Promoting Literacy. 2. A Profile of Adult Literacy Students -- pt. 2. Teaching Adults to Read. 3. Methods of Teaching Reading. 4. Teaching Literacy Skills -- pt. 3. A Library-Based Reading Program. 5. Language Experience Lessons in the Library. 6. Information Reading Lessons in the Library. 7. Using Poetry with Adult New Readers. 8. The Uses of Literature. 9. Using the Children's Collection. 10. Special Collections for New Readers. 11. Using the Library for Lifelong Learning -- pt. 4. Bringing It All Together. 12. Building a Literacy Coalition -- App. A Common Sight Words -- App. B Word Lists for Initial Consonant Sounds -- App. C Vowel Patterns -- App. D Consonant Blends and Digraphs -- App. E Rules for Syllabication -- App. F Sample Evaluation Form for Adult New Reader Materials.
Holdings
Item type Current library Call number Copy number Status Date due Barcode
Books (30-Day Checkout) Books (30-Day Checkout) Nash Library General Stacks Z716.45.W44 1992 1 Available 33710000648605

Includes bibliographical references (p. 280-286) and index.

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Foreword / Paul Simon -- pt. 1. The Library and the Adult New Reader. 1. The Role of the Library in Promoting Literacy. 2. A Profile of Adult Literacy Students -- pt. 2. Teaching Adults to Read. 3. Methods of Teaching Reading. 4. Teaching Literacy Skills -- pt. 3. A Library-Based Reading Program. 5. Language Experience Lessons in the Library. 6. Information Reading Lessons in the Library. 7. Using Poetry with Adult New Readers. 8. The Uses of Literature. 9. Using the Children's Collection. 10. Special Collections for New Readers. 11. Using the Library for Lifelong Learning -- pt. 4. Bringing It All Together. 12. Building a Literacy Coalition -- App. A Common Sight Words -- App. B Word Lists for Initial Consonant Sounds -- App. C Vowel Patterns -- App. D Consonant Blends and Digraphs -- App. E Rules for Syllabication -- App. F Sample Evaluation Form for Adult New Reader Materials.