Language teaching and learning strategies for understanding and communication

Literacy Project in Bolivia

Sucre, Bolivia

The main goal of the project is to create and maintain youth lending libraries and the use of reading programs to assess and ensure their effectiveness. Furthermore, a "read-on-site" library was created as part of the project for the use of the children of Humboldt School (1000 students from Grades 1 to 12), Sucre, Bolivia, using accelerated reader program (reading management program).

Schools in the USA helped by sponsoring activities to buy books in English and Spanish and computer software for schools in Bolivia. In the country, parents were involved in the program and encouraged to read with their children, teach the responsibility for lent books and become familiar with the technology involved. The faculty and administration were instructed on the use of library and the reading program and a librairian was trained to staff the new library.

In May 1996, linguist Ms. Llobet and librarian Ms. Feaman travelled throughout Bolivia visiting schools and meeting with government officials. Their objective was to assess the feasibility of opening the first lending library in the country. The first one to be established was at Humboldt school in Sucre, in 1997.

Maria Nuria Llobet (native of Bolivia) or Janice Feaman (educational consultant and head librarian at private school)
Boca Raton, Florida USA
561 750 4572
lapaz97@aol.com or jan2belle@aol.com

Institutional Partners
Two schools of Boca Raton, Florida (by sponsoring of books drive)

First visit in Bolivia in 1996 and beginning of the project in 1997

Extensive research on the effectiveness of the Accelerated Reader program is readily available through the Renaissance School Institute.