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Parish, Carole Anne – Humanities, 1989
Discusses Kentucky's efforts to increase adult literacy through the New Books for New Readers program in which scholars were asked to write books emphasizing adult topics with a reading level of third to fifth grade. Describes the process through which the target audience is involved in the creation of books for the program. (KO)
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Adult Reading Programs, Educationally Disadvantaged