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Volunteer Instructors in Adult Literacy: Who Are They and What Do They Know about Reading Instruction?
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Ziegler, Mary; McCallum, R. Steve; Bell, Sherry Mee – Adult Basic Education and Literacy Journal, 2009
We obtained data from 124 volunteer instructors in adult literacy, using an instrument developed to assess what the volunteers knew about providing reading instruction to adults. Results showed that volunteers with bachelor's degrees or higher and those who had teacher's certificates were significantly more knowledgeable about providing reading…
Descriptors: Adult Literacy, Volunteers, Reading Instruction, Credentials