Authors: Nicholas Giordano
ISBN-13: 9781565936294, ISBN-10: 1565936299
Format: Paperback
Publisher: Cengage Learning
Date Published: March 1996
Edition: 1st Edition
Nicholas J. Giordano is the James Huber Distinguished Professor of Physics and Head of the Department of Physics at Purdue University. In 2003, he was named Teacher of the Year for the state of Indiana and was also awarded the Outstanding Teaching Award for Undergraduate Teaching at Purdue. Giordano earned his Ph.D. at Yale University and is a respected researcher in the field of nanoscience.
Describes developmental basis for adult literacy education/ skills-based programs/multicultural issues/strategies, etc.
Giordano (special education and developmental disabilities, New Mexico State U.) provides a developmental basis for adult literacy education and criteria for diagnosing adult literacy. He then describes six popular programs for teaching developmentally disabled adults to read: computer-assisted, skills-based, whole language, psychoeducational, programs that employ children's materials, and programs for functional literacy. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
Preface | ||
Ch. 1 | Issues in Adult Literacy | 1 |
Ch. 2 | The Developmental Basis for Adult Literacy Education | 17 |
Ch. 3 | Diagnosing Adult Literacy | 29 |
Ch. 4 | Literacy Instruction for Adults With Developmental Disabilities | 69 |
Ch. 5 | Computer-Assisted Literacy Programs | 83 |
Ch. 6 | Skills-Based Programs | 105 |
Ch. 7 | Whole Language Programs | 143 |
Ch. 8 | Psychoeducational Programs | 163 |
Ch. 9 | Programs That Employ Children's Materials | 189 |
Ch. 10 | Functional Reading Programs | 203 |
Ch. 11 | Multicultural Issues | 221 |
Ch. 12 | Literacy and Transition | 233 |
Ch. 13 | Literacy Programs for Persons With Severe Disabilities | 263 |
References | 283 | |
Appendix A Materials for a Functional Reading Inventory | 313 | |
Appendix B Illustrations for Cued Reading Inventories | 327 | |
Index | 337 |