Adult Literacy And New Technologies Tools For A Lifetime

Summary: Technology offers a promising alternative to the labor-intensive, tutorial-based teaching that makes up the bulk of today's literacy training. This technology, which includes multimedia (speech, video, & graphics), & telecommunications, offers new hope to those who have failed in paper-&-pencil educational activities. The report estimates that at least 35 million adults have difficulties with common literacy skills. ...Over 80 charts, tables & photos. Glossary. [read more]