Learning To Read: Painful Mystery or Joyful Success?.

Kirk, Luther R.

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ERIC Number: EJ621249

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 2001

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Learning To Read: Painful Mystery or Joyful Success?

Kirk, Luther R.

Journal of Adolescent & Adult Literacy, v44 n5 p420-31 Feb 2001

Discusses how educators must begin to appreciate home culture as a key factor in school success. Reflects on the author's own personal experiences and struggles in his first experiences learning to read. Presents instructional approaches for working with culturally diverse learners. Considers the social context of learning to read. (SG)

Descriptors: Beginning Reading, Cultural Differences, Cultural Pluralism, Family Environment, Reading Difficulties, Reading Instruction, Secondary Education, Social Environment, Teaching Methods

Publication Type: Guides - Non-Classroom; Journal Articles

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Language: English

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