Number 53/Special Issue 4 (1988)

Originally published as:   Notes on Literacy. Number 53/Special Issue 4 (1988). Dallas: Summer Institute of Linguistics. © 1988 Summer Institute of Linguistics, Inc.

Complete Table of Contents

The role of literacy in development, by Julia R. Van Dyken

1. Introduction

2. Development and literacy

A. Perspectives of development

B. Perspectives of literacy

3. The role of SIL in literacy and development

A. The model

B. Profiles based on the model

4. SIL's role in relating literacy and development

4.1. At the ideological level

4.2. At the policy level

4.3. At the strategy level

4.4. At the level of activities and methods

5. Conclusion

Back Matter

References

Vernacular literacy: Problems in the work with Australian Aborigines, by William H. Langlands

1. Introduction

2. Background

2.1. Conquest

2.2. Government policy

2.3. Language and culture

2.4. Schools for aborigines

2.5. Aboriginal adult education

2.6. Aboriginal Christianity

3. Vernacular literacy programs

3.1. Branch accomplishments

3.2. Problems in vernacular literacy

3.3. Some solutions to the problems

Back Matter

References

New literates reading aloud: For audience comprehension: The Bahinemo case, by Sally F. Dye

1. Introduction

2. Background

3. Modifications in the literacy program for clear oral reading

Orthography and primer writing

The procedure for teaching clear oral reading

3. Advantages and disadvantages of the modifications

A comparison of eclectic and language experience approaches to reading in a vernacular preschool ^*, by Beverley Evans

Introduction

The Barai preschool programme

Background

Classes and teachers

Reading methods and testing

Summary of results

Conclusions

Back Matter

References

Appendix A ¹

Test 1

Test 2

Test 3

Test 4

Test 5

Appendix B

Appendix C