Preparation and Field-Testing of Materials for Neo-Literates. Final Report. Proceedings of the Regional Workshop on the Preparation of Literacy Follow-Up Materials in Asia and the Pacific (2nd, Chiangmai, Thailand, October 3-12, 1984).

The third workshop on the preparation of materials for the newly-literate in Asia and the Pacific was designed to train participants in the development, production (including design and illustration), distribution, and utilization of neoliteracy materials relevant to the needs of rural people. Workshop activities included: (1) discussions on methods of developing follow-up materials, the development of prototype materials, examination of materials prepared under the Asian/Pacific Joint Production Programme (AJP), and the development of a process for adapting these materials to meet local needs; (2) fieldwork in which four working groups of participants studied the needs of different villages, developed prototype materials, and field-tested both their materials and AJP materials; and (3) development of draft national follow-up activity programs. Reports from the working groups include descriptions of their activities and the final products: a booklet; a poster and a serial poster; a radio program and two slide kits (scripts are provided); and a card game. A guide for the use of 1984 AJP materials and sample materials are included in this report, as well as national follow-up activity plans for each of the countries represented. Appended materials include general information on the workshop, the agenda, a participant list, summaries of country reports presented by participants, and the texts of seven addresses presented at the inaugural session of the workshop. (DJR)