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Peer reviewedWilson, Lorraine – Reading Teacher, 1979
Describes an experience based reading program developed in Melbourne, Australia, for low-income and immigrant children and a series of books to be published which are based on this program. (MKM)
Descriptors: Basal Reading, Beginning Reading, Bilingual Education, Elementary Education
Peer reviewedWales, M. Lynn – Journal of Reading, 1994
Describes how a language experience approach was used in a workplace literacy program for adult immigrant railroad workers in Australia. Describes how the workshop built on participants' developed oral skills and life experience to create texts that were relevant, interesting, and comprehensible to these learners. (SR)
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Adult Reading Programs, Foreign Countries
