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Download full textBurt, Miriam; Peyton, Joy Kreeft – 2003
This brief describes how literacy in the first language (L1) can affect the acquisition of reading skills in English, examining ways that instruction should be developed. It explains that learning to read is especially difficult for adults learning to read in a second language. According to the research, all English language learners (ELLs),…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Learning, English (Second Language), Literacy Education
