Building Bridges in Midtown Manhattan: An Intergenerational Literacy Program.

Parker, J. Michael

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Publication Date: 1989

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Building Bridges in Midtown Manhattan: An Intergenerational Literacy Program.

Parker, J. Michael

Urban Education, v24 n1 p109-15 Apr 1989

Describes an adult literacy program in which semiliterate adults improve their skills by reading to children at a New York (New York) daycare center. The adults are able to use developmentally appropriate books without losing self-esteem and the children benefit from initial literacy experiences. (FMW)

Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Reading Programs, Adults, Day Care, Homeless People, Intergenerational Programs, Literacy, Literacy Education, Oral Reading, Prereading Experience, Program Descriptions, Reading Aloud to Others, Story Reading, Urban Areas, Urban Education, Young Children

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Location: New York (New York)

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