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Download full textSticht, Thomas G. – 1974
This paper reviews research which indicates that (1) more adults spend more time at job related reading than at any other type of reading; (2) materials written for functional purposes (job manuals, newspapers) are often too difficult for the people who are supposed to read them; (3) secondary English courses focus more on teaching reading and…
Descriptors: Adult Literacy, Curriculum Development, English Curriculum, Functional Literacy
