Plan a literacy program

by Stephen L. Walter Barbara K. Trudell (contributor) Trudy K. Stewart (general editor)

Complete Table of Contents

Summary

There are many possible strategies for implementing a small to medium-sized literacy program. This book gives you an overview of various strategies and explains how these affect program planning. The information will help you choose and plan the best type of literacy program for the context in which you are working.

Planning a literacy program, by Stephen L. Walter

Determining the type of literacy program

Determining the shape of a literacy program

Deciding on the scope of a literacy program

Determining literacy program sponsorship

Deciding on a philosophy of program implementation

Allowing for situational constraints in planning a literacy program

Testing the suitability of a program type

Designing a literacy program

Defining a program goal

Defining program objectives

Defining and developing program strategies

Detailing program activities

Preparing a plan of action

Identifying resources needed for a literacy program

Funding a literacy program

Preparing a budget for a literacy program

Costing a literacy program

Determining preparation and training costs

Costing preparatory work

Costing survey trips

Costing linguistic research and language development work

Costing mobilization activities

Costing training

Costing a training course or workshop

Costing program development expenses

Determining program costs

Costing curriculum and materials development

Costing curriculum and materials development activities

Costing book publication

Costing storage, distribution and marketing of materials

Costing instructional activities

Costing equipment and supplies

Costing major equipment acquisition expenses

Costing facilities

Costing salaries

Costing awards and performance bonuses

Determining administrative costs

Costing supervision expenses

Costing general administrative expense

Costing testing and evaluation activities

Costing other administrative overhead

Costing contingencies

Accounting for in-kind contributions

Deciding on a source of funding

Evaluating literacy program plan completeness

Documenting a literacy program

Literacy programs, by Stephen L. Walter

Preliminary considerations in program design

Participants in program planning

Types of literacy programs

Situations that constrain literacy programs

Sources of funding

Factors for deciding on a source of funding for a literacy program

Internal funding

External funding

The pros and cons of external funding

How the SIL Project Funding System works

Literacy personnel, by Stephen L. Walter

Kinds of literacy personnel

Responsibilities of literacy personnel

Responsibilities of administrators

Responsibilities of literacy committees

Responsibilities of literacy materials developers

Responsibilities of public relations personnel

Responsibilities of supervisors

Responsibilities of support staff

Responsibilities of teachers

Responsibilities of trainers

Criteria for selecting literacy personnel

Criteria for selecting administrators

Criteria for selecting literacy committees

Criteria for selecting literacy materials developers

Criteria for selecting supervisors

Criteria for selecting teachers

Criteria for selecting trainers