An Adult Learns to Read: A Family Affair.

Moulton, Margaret; Holmes, Vicki L.

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ERIC Number: EJ502706

Record Type: Journal

Publication Date: 1995

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An Adult Learns to Read: A Family Affair.

Moulton, Margaret "Cookie"; Holmes, Vicki L.

Journal of Adolescent & Adult Literacy, v38 n7 p542-49 Apr 1995

Describes a case study that focused on the influence of the family's literacy interactions on all family members. Describes how, once the student learning to read (a 47-year-old father and grandfather) invited the family to take part in his learning, his reading improved, and the frequency and nature of family interactions changed. (SR)

Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Case Studies, Family Relationship, Family School Relationship, Reading Improvement, Reading Research

Publication Type: Reports - Research; Opinion Papers; Journal Articles

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Language: English

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