Number 36 (1981)

Originally published as:   Notes on Literacy. Number 36 (1981). Dallas: Summer Institute of Linguistics. © 1981 Summer Institute of Linguistics, Inc.

Complete Table of Contents

Chipaya reading program, by Fran Olson

0. Introduction

1. Prerequisites

2. Motivation

3. Reading materials

4. Campaign I: Bread baking and literacy

5. More literature

6. Reaching the community

7. Campaign II: A two-week course

8. Helping nonreaders

9. Ongoing reading

Some modern syllabaries, by Peter Gittlen and Laura Gittlen

0. Introduction

1. Adaptations of Cree syllabary

2. Cherokee syllabary

3. Vai syllabary

4. Djuka syllabary

5. Conclusion

Back Matter

References

Teaching English as a foreign language: A brief annotated bibliography, by Kathy Butts

The importance of learning styles in literacy, by Judith Lingenfelter and Claire Gray

1. Introduction

2. Anthropology and education

3. Cognitive learning styles

4. Alternative strategies

5. Conclusion

Back Matter

Reference

Huichol literacy report, by Barbara F. Grimes

1. Introduction

2. Value of literacy classes

3. Writers' workshop

4. A self-teaching approach

5. Assumptions in teaching numerals

Back Matter

References

Learning from small books, by Eunice V. Pike

1. Mazatec bestseller

2. Money book

3. Minimal pairs book

4. The dictionary

5. Expanding words and phrases book

6. Small book benefits

Back Matter

References

A plus for plurals in writing Liberian Krahn, by John Duitsman

1. The problem

2. Attempted solution

3. Successful method

4. Possible exception

Back Matter

Reference

Liberian Krahn: Some notes on vowel orthography, by John Duitsman

1. Vowel segments

2. Vowel length

Morphophonemic writing in Daai Chin, by Helga Hartmann-So and David Thomas

Back Matter

Reference