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

Works specific to particular countries

Africa

Burkina Faso

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

Cameroon

• Fluckiger, Cheryl. 1989. "The Kuo committees of Cameroon and Chad."
• Gfeller, Elisabeth. 1989. "Langues nationales et communication écrite."

Democratic Republic of the Congo

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

Ethiopia

• Rumicho, Edossa. 1989. "EECMY literacy program."

Ghana

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

Kenya

• Murai, Martha G. 1989. "Overview of literacy education in Kenya."

Mali

• Ben-Barka, Lalla A. 1989. "Mali."

Nigeria

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

Americas

Peru

• Daggett, James and Mary Ruth Wise. 1992. "Social consequences of literacy in representative ethnic groups of Peruvian Amazonia."
• Davis, Patricia M. 1996. "The personal face of literacy."
• Trudell, Joel Dean. 1990. An ethnographic study of Quechua literacy practices among members of a Protestant church in Lima, Peru.

Asia

India

• Gustafsson, Uwe. 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. 1989. "SIL and applied linguistics in the Philippines."
• Errington, Ellen. 2003. "How much is enough: the question for basic literacy providers."
• Lynip, Stephen A. and Karen G. Lynip. 1988. "Health brings the word."

Thailand

• Srinarawat, Deeyu and Brian Migliazza, 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. 1975. "Olsem wanem Tok Pisin i ken helpim ol manmeri long Papua Niugini?."
• Brown, Gaynor. 1989. Review of: Training family and friends as adult literacy tutors, by John Scoble, Keith Topping and Colin Wigglesworth.
• Gwyther-Jones, Roy. 1969. "Reading is understanding."
• Lithgow, David. 1992. "Scripture promotion in Bunama."
• Whitby, Clyde M. 1990. "Combining literacy and community development: Dadibi Literacy Program--May 1988 evaluation--July 1989 sequel."