A manual of literacy for preliterate peoples

by Sarah C. Gudschinsky

Originally published as:   Gudschinsky, Sarah C. 1973.A manual of literacy for preliterate peoples. Ukarumpa, Papua New Guinea: Summer Institute of Linguistics. © 1973 Summer Institute of Linguistics, Inc.

Complete Table of Contents

Summary

This manual is a compilation of lectures, notes, and articles by Dr. Sarah Gudschinsky on a wide range of literacy topics. It presents what later became known as the “Gudschinsky method.” It addresses literacy concerns in general as well as specifics on the teaching of reading, primer construction, training, running literacy classes, and dealing with orthography, dialect, and other problems associated with literacy. For those who are working among preliterate people in developing nations or who are interested in the Gudschinsky method, it is a foundational guide to bringing preliterate people to a worthwhile degree of literacy.

The book is no longer in print.

Front Matter

Author's preface

Editors' preface

Part 1. Introduction

Chapter 1. A look at the whole job

Chapter 2. Literature

Part 2. The teaching of reading

Chapter 3. Beginning the teaching

Chapter 4. Keywords and syllables--special aspects

Chapter 5. Functors

Chapter 6. Teaching prereading and writing

Chapter 7. Further classroom techniques

Chapter 8. Preparing teachers and teachers' guides

Part 3. Primer construction

Chapter 9. Planning primer content

Chapter 10. Format of primers

Part 4. Special problems

Chapter 11. Adults who cannot read

Chapter 12. Orthography and its influence on the teaching of reading

Chapter 13. Ways to test an orthography

Chapter 14. Multiple languages and dialects

Back Matter

Appendixes

Appendix A. Worksheets for literacy primers

Appendix B. Sample lessons and lesson parts for teachers' guides

Appendix C. Using a language helper for literacy projects