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Functional literacy

Index of SIL publications on Functional literacy listed by country.

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General works

• MILLER, Kathryn E., author. 1984. Functional literacy: Why and what difference?.
• ROBINSON, Clinton D. W., author. 1989. Review of: Literacy, schooling and revolution, by Colin Lankshear.
• ROBINSON, Clinton D. W., author. 1992. Literacy and development—an inquiry.

Works specific to particular countries

Africa

Burkina Faso

• LANGDON, Margaret A., author. 1996. The place of mother-tongue literacy in social development in three African contexts.

Cameroon

• FLUCKIGER, Cheryl, author. 1989. The Kuo committees of Cameroon and Chad.
• GFELLER, Elisabeth, author. 1989. "Langues nationales et communication écrite."

Democratic Republic of the Congo

• LANGDON, Margaret A., author. 1996. The place of mother-tongue literacy in social development in three African contexts.

Ethiopia

• RUMICHO, Edossa, author. 1989. EECMY literacy program.

Ghana

• LANGDON, Margaret A., author. 1996. The place of mother-tongue literacy in social development in three African contexts.

Kenya

• MURAI, Martha G., author. 1989. Overview of literacy education in Kenya.

Mali

• BEN-BARKA, Lalla A., author. 1989. Mali.

Nigeria

• OLAOFE, Isaac A., author. 1992. "The relationship of teachers’ reading habits and functiuonal literacy development in Nigeria."

Americas

Peru

• DAGGETT, James; WISE, Mary Ruth, authors. 1992. Social consequences of literacy in representative ethnic groups of Peruvian Amazonia.
• DAVIS, Patricia M., author. 1996. The personal face of literacy.
• TRUDELL, Joel, author. 1990. An ethnographic study of Quechua literacy practices among members of a Protestant church in Lima, Peru.

Asia

India

• GUSTAFSSON, Uwe, author. 1992. "Literacy as a tool in development in the Adivasi Oriya – Telugu adult literacy, functional education and development project, Araku Valley, India."

Philippines

• ELKINS, Richard E., author. 1989. "SIL and applied linguistics in the Philippines."
• ERRINGTON, Ellen, author. 2003. "How much is enough: the question for basic literacy providers."
• LYNIP, Karen G.; LYNIP, Stephen A., authors. 1988. "Health brings the word."

Thailand

• MIGLIAZZA, Brian; SRINARAWAT, Deeyu, editors. 1992. Overcoming developmental barriers in rural communities: Literacy as a tool (Proceedings of the fifth TU-SIL-LRDP academic seminar at Thammasat University, Bangkok, Thailand, 18-19 November 1991).

Pacific

Papua New Guinea

• ADLER, Richard, author. 1975. "Olsem wanem Tok Pisin i ken helpim ol manmeri long Papua Niugini?."
• BROWN, Gaynor, author. 1989. Review of: Training family and friends as adult literacy tutors, by John Scoble, Keith Topping and Colin Wigglesworth.
• GWYTHER-JONES, Roy, author. 1969. "Reading is understanding."
• LITHGOW, David, author. 1992. Scripture promotion in Bunama.
• WHITBY, Clyde M., author. 1990. "Combining literacy and community development: Dadibi Literacy Program--May 1988 evaluation--July 1989 sequel."