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Problematizing the Imperative to Innovate: An Examination of Innovations in Adult Literacy

The article questions the uncritical pursuit of innovation in education, highlighting the need for critical reflection and examining the consequences of innovations for learners.

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Australia’s Reading Writing Hotline: An Ongoing Innovation

The article discusses the Reading Writing Hotline, celebrating its 30th anniversary that started as phone support for an educational TV series. The Hotline’s case studies and statistics are valuable for policymakers. Several pilot projects are being tested to address adult literacy gaps.

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Mass Literacy Campaigns: A Way Back to the Future?

This paper examines the historical significance of mass campaigns in adult literacy education and explores the reasons behind their rejection. It also highlights the problematic association of innovation with neoliberal ideology in adult literacy policy and programs, emphasizing their ineffectiveness at a national and global level.

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“When I see a sale, I say: ‘Ah! But when will this expire?’”: Pragmatic Relations in the Practices of Reading Expiration Dates by Older Women Literacy Students

The article discusses a school activity where students read label information on a cake package, highlighting the students’ appropriation of the practice and the broader social structures influencing their discourse.

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Using Dialogs and Role-Play to Build Conversation Confidence

Dialogs in ESOL classroom alleviate English language learners' fear of conversations by providing practice in a safe environment. It improves complex sentence structures, verb tenses, idioms, and real-life scenarios.

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The Funds of ProLiteracy

In this webinar, participants learn how to access grants for general operating funds, print, and digital materials for their program, and how to navigate ProLiteracy's grant portal.

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