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Direct linkPadak, Nancy D.; Bardine, Bryan A. – Journal of Adolescent and Adult Literacy, 2004
Too often adult literacy programs seem based on the assumption that, if learners work hard on skills for six months, they will have "acquired" literacy, as though it is a set of skills adults can "get" from a tutor (Kazemek, 1985). One study of 20 adult literacy classes in eight U.S. states found basic (not higher level) skills the predominant…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Literacy, Literacy Education, Student Attitudes
Stahl, Katherine A. Dougherty, Ed.; McKenna, Michael C., Ed. – Guilford Publications, 2006
This book presents state-of-the-science research on the components of successful literacy learning and how to target them in contemporary classrooms. The volume builds on and extends the work of Steven Stahl, whose pioneering contributions encompassed the key areas of phonemic awareness, phonics, vocabulary, fluency, comprehension, and assessment.…
Descriptors: Reading Instruction, Educational Research, Educational Trends, Teaching Methods
