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Tables, Figures, and Exhibits. <p>Foreword (Susan K. Cowles).</p> <p>Preface.</p> <p>The Editors.</p> <p>The Contributors.</p> <p>1 The Year 2000 in Review (Lennox L. McLendon).</p> <p>2 The Rise of the Adult Education and Literacy System in the United States: 1600?2000 (Thomas G. Sticht).</p> <p>3 Adults with Learning Disabilities: A Review of the Literature (Mary Ann Corley, Juliana M. Taymans).</p> <p>4 Literacy Assessment in Adult Basic Education (John Kruidenier).</p> <p>5 The Inclusion of Numeracy in Adult Basic Education (Dave Tout, Mary Jane Schmitt).</p> <p>6 Professionalization and Certification for Teachers in Adult Basic Education (John P. Sabatini, Lynda Ginsburg, Mary Russell).</p> <p>7 Current Areas of Interest in Family Literacy (Vivian L. Gadsden).</p> <p>Resources on Family Literacy (Vivian L. Gadsden).</p> <p>Name Index.</p> <p>Subject Index.</p>

"This volume is a most valuable resource…" (<i>PAACE Journal of Lifelong Learning</i>, Summer 2004)

<b>JOHN COMINGS</b> is the director of the National Center for the Study of Adult Learning & Literacy (NCSALL) at the Harvard Graduate School of Education. His research and writing have focused on the impact of adult literacy programs on the lives if adult students. <p><b>BARBARA GARNER</b> is director of publications for NCSALL, and a senior program officer at World Education. She currently edits the NCSALL publication "Focus on Basics," and has held many different positions in adult education, including teacher, staff developer, program administrator, and circiculum writer.</p> <p><b>CRISTINE SMITH</b> is NCSALL coordinator and a senior program officer at World Education. She coordinates NCSALL's dissemination initiative, and is directing a four-year study on adult basic education staff development under NCSALL.</p>

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