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| Adult Education | 1 |
| Language | 1 |
| Literacy | 1 |
| Reading | 1 |
| Symbolic Language | 1 |
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| Interchange | 1 |
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| Ewing, Guy | 1 |
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| Journal Articles | 1 |
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Peer reviewedEwing, Guy – Interchange, 1987
The nature of literacy is discussed from the perspective of a tutor who teaches adults how to read and write. It is argued that: (1) the effects of literacy discussed in the literature do not differ qualitatively from the effects of language and (2) literacy is equivalent to skilled reading. (Author/MT)
Descriptors: Adult Education, Language, Literacy, Reading
