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"I Was Bitten by a Scorpion": Reading in and out of School in a Refugee's Life
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Sarroub, Loukia K.; Pernicek, Todd; Sweeney, Tracy – Journal of Adolescent & Adult Literacy, 2007
This study examined the progress of Hayder, a high school student, in becoming a reader within an English language learner (ELL) reading program. The authors delve into the relationships between this young man's masculinity as a Yezidi Kurdish refugee, the reading instruction he received, his attempts to stay in school, and his successful literacy…
Descriptors: Reading Research, Reading Programs, Refugees, Masculinity