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Download full textBurt, Miriam; Peyton, Joy Kreeft; Adams, Rebecca – 2003
This book summarizes the research on adult English language learners (ELLs) reading English, offering English-as-a-Second-Language (ESL) teachers and administrators suggestions for instruction and noting areas where further research is needed. It is based on an annotated bibliography of research on reading development for adult learners of English…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Learning, Cognitive Processes, Educational Research
Burt, Miriam; Peyton, Joy Kreeft; Adams, Rebecca – National Center for ESL Literacy Education (NCLE), 2003
Learning to read in English is difficult for adult English language learners. Teachers know that their learners come from diverse backgrounds, have different experiences with literacy in their first languages, and have various reasons for learning English. They also know that there is no simple recipe to help their students become proficient…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Reading Processes, English (Second Language), Teaching Methods
