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Pannucci, Lynnette; Walmsley, Sean A. – Journal of Adolescent & Adult Literacy, 2007
The learning difficulties of 23 adults were investigated in order to determine ways to better serve their literacy needs. These adults were all living in poverty, had less than eighth-grade literacy levels, and had failed to graduate from high school. The participants' records were examined and structured interviews were conducted with them; also,…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Learning Problems, Learning Disabilities, Adults
National Center for the Study of Adult Learning and Literacy (NCSALL), 2003
This Study Circle is based on research conducted by a team led by Victoria Purcell-Gates. Their research examines the relationships between two dimensions of literacy instruction (the degree of authenticity of activities and texts and the degree of student/teacher collaboration) and changes in the literacy practices of students outside the…
Descriptors: Literacy Education, Theory Practice Relationship, Teaching Methods, Critical Thinking