[Reading-hall-of-fame] Re: [EXT] Re: Memorial Day Message

Sat May 29 17:17:08 BST 2021

Good morning from Arizona.....
I also want to send my thanks to Tom Sticht who continues to add to the
adult literacy literature
for the benefit of so many. It highlights the power of literacy research as
an applied field of study.
      Yetta Goodman

On Fri, May 28, 2021 at 5:10 PM Shirley B Heath <sbheath at stanford.edu>
wrote:

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> That Thank YOU comes from me too.  What a tribute, and how good it is to
> have our memories jogged!
>
> Thank you so much.
>
> Best,
>
> Shirley Heath
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> *To:* Brian Cambourne <bcambrn at uow.edu.au>
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> *Subject:* [Reading-hall-of-fame] Re: Memorial Day Message
>
> Thanks again, Tom, for another great share on your part.  I always
> appreciate your thoughtful contributions to our RHF discourse.
> David
>
> On Fri, May 28, 2021 at 12:27 PM Brian Cambourne <bcambrn at uow.edu.au>
> wrote:
>
> Many thanks Tom.
> Another scholarly synthesis of the history of Adult Literacy Education in
> USA.
>
> Your synthesis reinforces the fact that, education, as is true of any
> domain of intellectual inquiry, is shaped by history, research, and
> politics. Your piece has helped me understand how education evolves, and
> how it is influenced by academic trends, cultural forces, and individual
> participants. This is especially true when it comes to the issue of
> identifying the “best” pedagogy for teaching literacy.
>  Brian Cambourne
>
> On 29 May 2021, at 3:31 am, Thomas Sticht <tgsticht at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Greetings All! Monday, May 31, is Memorial Day when we honor those
> Americans who have fought to bring liberty to millions of people who have
> been oppressed or even enslaved around the world. And we remember and honor
> the thousands of adult literacy teachers who lit the lamp of literacy for
> military service members in the Revolutionary War, the Civil War, World
> Wars I and II, the Korean War, the Vietnam War, the Iraq War, and  the 911
> terrorist attack in New York City.
>
>  Historical notes about all these wars are available in a report entitled
> “Fighting Illiteracy in Times of War”, available online at
>
>
> https://www.researchgate.net/publication/320024840_FIGHTING_ILLITERACY_IN_TIMES_OF_WAR_An_anthology_of_brief_historical_notes_by_Tom_Sticht
>
>  Here is a listing of the Contents of the report:
>
>
> *CONTENTS*
>
> *1. Introduction to Fighting Illiteracy in Times of War*
>
> *2. Former Slave Girl Fights Illiteracy in the Civil War*
>
>  *3. Learning to Read With the Doughboys in World War I*
>
> *4. Learning to Read with Private Pete & Sailor Sam in World War II
>   *
>
> *5. The Reading Formula That Helped Win World War II*
>
> *6. Join the Conga Line for Literacy in World War II*
>
> *7. Learning to Read in the “Forgotten War” of Korea*
>
>  *8. The Functional Literacy (FLIT) Program of the Vietnam War Era*
>
>  *9. Songs in the Literacy Lessons of the World Wars*
>
>  *10. VESL for Victory and Independence*
>
>  *11. Associationism, Behaviorism, Constructivism: **The ABCs of Adult
> Literacy Education*
>
> *12. Paul Witty & Private Pete in World War II*
>
> *13.  A "Marshall Plan" for Adult Literacy in Industrialized Nations*
>
> *14. Swinging the Sword of Literacy in Iraq*
>
> *15. Waiting for the Watermelons:  Remembering 9/11*
>
> *The report may be of interest for literacy educator staff professional
> development or for student reading about adult learners across the history
> of the United States.*
>
> *Tom Sticht*
>
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