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Peer reviewedRigg, Pat; Kazemek, Francis E. – Journal of Reading, 1985
Argues that using the adult learner's needs and interests to choose individual reading material makes better sense than using inappropriate workbooks and other commercial literacy materials, and offers six criteria for evaluating materials. (HOD)
Descriptors: Adult Literacy, Evaluation Criteria, Individual Needs, Language Experience Approach
Crutchfield, Juliet E. – 1981
The Language Experience Approach (LEA) is a particularly effective means of increasing the motivation and reading skills of students enrolled in adult basic education classes. A form of personalized rather than individualized instruction, the LEA is designed with the personal needs of a specific student or group of students in mind. The LEA is a…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Behavioral Objectives, Definitions
