Volume 7, Issue C ::: March 2005
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- plan a professional development activity?
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Our Subject Index, located on the NCSALL home page (www.ncsall.net), allows you to access easily all NCSALL publications by topic, including Accountability, GED, Learner Motivation, Curriculum Development, Assessment, Technology, Family Literacy, Math, Program Design, Practitioner Re search, Writing, and more — the Subject Index includes more than 50 topics.
NCSALL Books
New – Winter 2005
Review of Adult Learning and Literacy, Volume 5: Connecting Research, Policy, and Practice edited by John Comings, Barbara Garner, and Cristine Smith. Published by Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, Inc.
Volume 5 is the newest addition to a series of periodic publications that address major issues, the latest research, and the best practices in the field of adult literacy and learning. This volume examines:
- The increasing emphasis on scientifically based research and evidence-based practice in education, their use in adult literacy, and the perception of their usefulness by those who work in the field.
- Recent research on the impact of acquiring a certificate of General Educational Development (GED).
- The adult literacy system in Massachusetts, focusing on the factors that led to investing and restructuring in the system, and the lessons learned that may be helpful to other states interested in building strong systems of educational service delivery for adult learners.
- A history and review of volunteerism in adult literacy.
- The history and structure of the adult literacy system in New Zealand, including policy recommendations for the current system to more effectively serve all adult learners.
- A review of theories and key resources related to metacognitive skills in reading.
Contents: M. Reddy, Foreword. T.G. Sticht, The Year 2002 in Review. L. Mikulecky, Adult Literacy Policy, Scientifically Based Research, and Evidence-Based Practice. J. Tyler, The General Educational Development (GED) Credential: History, Current Research, and Directions for Policy and Practice. J. Comings & L. Soricone, Massachusetts: A Case Study of Improvement and Growth of Adult Education Services. J. Sandlin & R. St. Clair, Volunteers in Adult Literacy Education. A. Cain & J. Benseman, Adult Literacy in New Zealand. J. Cromley, Metacognition, Cognitive Strategy Instruction, and Reading in Adult Literacy. J. Cromley, Resources on Metacognition, Cognitive Strategy Instruction, and Reading in Adult Literacy.
Order your copy; available in cloth ($59.95) and paper ($27.50).