Aim of outreach program is to connect people on streets with family and friends
Subject Terms: Homeless people, Letter writing, Family life, Volunteer organizations

Clicking and scrolling interrupt our attentional focus.
Subject Terms: Books, Reading research, Computers, Technological change

A 30-month campaign to teach thousands of poor Bolivians to read and write has made the country "illiteracy free", President Evo Morales has declared.
Subject Terms: Literacy campaigns, Government programs, National education goals, Bolivia

The ABCs revolutionized Ron Richardson's life.
Subject Terms: Adult learners, Community literacy programs, Volunteer organizations

Monique Harris, instructional program director, Baltimore Reads
Subject Terms: Administrators, Curriculum development, Urban literacy programs

Each week, Dolores Vela, the parent liaison at Sugar Loaf Elementary School in Killeen, oversees two early literacy classes for 22 students.
Subject Terms: Parent involvement, Parent education, Parent school relationships, Parent child relationships, Early childhood education

A biological weakness is possible in summer-born children
Subject Terms: Child literacy, Life sciences, Research

Mary Elizabeth White dropped out of school twice before realizing the value of a high school diploma.
Subject Terms: Dropouts, Dropout prevention, Literacy income relationships, Secondary education, Tennessee

Joe Valles already has received a joyful Christmas gift.
Subject Terms: Adult learners, Senior citizens, Letter writing, Community literacy programs

In the fall 2008 issue of the Adult Basic Education and Literacy Journal, Jackie Taylor writes about professional development through Communities of Practice using examples from the Institute 's Discussion Lists.
Subject Terms: Listservs, Professional development, Federal agencies