Number 40 (1983)

Originally published as:   Notes on Literacy. Number 40 (1983). Dallas: Summer Institute of Linguistics. © 1983 Summer Institute of Linguistics, Inc.

Complete Table of Contents

Threshold theory applied to literacy program failure, by Wendy C. McDermott

Background

Application of threshold theory to literacy program failure

Recap

Future research

Back Matter

References

Discussion on new literates in the role of illustrator: A response to Machin, by Isabel I. Murphy and E. Margaret Sheffler

0. Introduction

1. Purpose

2. Seeing a picture for the first time

3. Drawing an illustration for the first time

4. Illustrations: Three stages of difficulty

4.1. Stage 1 examples

4.2. Stage 2 examples

4.3. Stage 3 examples

5. Tracings

6. Conclusions

7. Questions for further discussion

Back Matter

Appendix

References

Teaching basic accounting to Quichuas, by William Waters

1. Situation

2. Problem

3. Proposed solution

4. Outworking

5. Results noted

6. Recommendations

As it happened: Literacy among the Tboli, by Lillian Underwood and Georgia Hunter

1. Demographic notes

2. Education

2.1. Existing schools

2.2. Other organizations

3.SIL project history

3.1. Early activities

3.2. The primer

3.3. Reading classes

3.4. Tboli literacy teachers

3.5. Supervisors and coordinators

4. Logistics of classes

5. Project funding

5.1. Volunteers

5.2. Salaries

5.3. Toward a self-sustaining program

6. Distribution

7. Ongoingness of the program

8. Evaluation

9. Effect on church growth