Reports on the National Workshop on the Functional Literacy Project under the Integrated Programme of Farmers' Training and Functional Literacy, held at New Delhi from January 11 to 19, 1971. (EB)

Discusses in detail the various equipment and its employment in actual programs. The hardware and software considered include projectors, videotape recorders, television, easels, computers, newspapers, common reading material-i.e., labels, money, street signs, etc. The author warns: Each device is only as good as the person using it. (Author/JB)

The distinction between deep and surface levels of language; the intersection of learning theory and cognitive development; and the linguistic competence of the pre-literate child and the illiterate adult are highlighted. Author argues that T-G Grammar will be a powerful aid to recognizing and dealing with problems of mass literacy education.…

Description of a Pakistani program of publications on various aspects of agriculture especially written for the neo-literate farmer, i.e., one who has basic reading skills which need more practice for permanent establishment. The nature of the materials and their distribution is explained. (JB)

An account of literacy programs in Poland, with emphasis on post-World War II developments. Recounts the author's experience in developing reading materials, and describes the aims, organization, and methods as set forth in the author's Primary Adult Education Guide. (JB)

Author reports on an attempt at a measurement of innovativeness of farmers in two villages whose members took part in a program devised to make them receptive to, and convinced of, modern practices in farming, health, socio-political relations over traditional ones. (Editor/LF)

Discusses the recruitment and training of the literacy teachers participating in the Algerian functional literacy project. (AN)

This article, part of a larger report, discusses and evaluates the literacy teachers used in the Tanzania Work-Oriented Adult Literacy Pilot Project, their selection, training, and performance, and makes recommendations for the future of the project. (AN)

A description of the Combination-Board"--a piece of equipment that integrates charts, flashcards and blackboards into the programmed steps of the Naya Din (New Day) adult literacy program used in West Pakistan. The method is inexpensive and can be used in self-instruction. (Author/JB)

Author presents a preliminary discussion of the relationship of literacy and rural development. It presents the literacy continuum amongst the African population of Rhodesia, results of a small study of literacy retention, and a brief account of literacy effect on the development of subsistance agriculture. (Editor/LF)

A discussion of materials and methods for adult literacy programs, considering types of reading matter, reading methods, televised reading instruction, and mentioning programmed instruction, testing for progress, and teacher role. A full list of references is given. (JB)

The author recounts problems he encountered in industrial vocational training in functional literacy programs. He stresses the acquisition of attitudes, habits, and principles more than specific technical facts or procedures, and recommends the use of visual aids and group discussion, and giving students ability to read and understand charts and…

As a result of a pilot project (in Rio de Janeiro) of functional literacy for adolescents and adults by television, 90 percent of the students in experimental tele-classes" became literate with 36 broadcasts of 20 minutes each, distributed over three months three times each week, supported by 50 minutes of discussion and other activities carried…

Cassette players have advantages over radio receivers in literacy programs in developing areas. They are reasonable in price and can be mass-produced; they are flexible; they can be replayed again and again; they are reusable; and they can be used to record the immediate reaction of a class. (PT)

Discusses a project undertaken in the Malagasy Republic which sought to uncover the true motivation for literacy education among the peasants. (AN)