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Peer reviewedFreer, Kevin J. – Adult Basic Education, 1995
Six types of programs involving college students in adult literacy were identified and analyzed: adoption, referrals, coordination, cosponsorship, creation of new programs, and coalitions. Principles for successful collaboration, sustainability and quality, and ethical issues were also identified. (SK)
Descriptors: Adult Literacy, College Students, Institutional Cooperation, Literacy Education
Peer reviewedMeyer, Valerie; Keefe, Donald – Adult Basic Education, 1998
According to natural-language theory, reading and writing are learned from whole to part, in meaningful contexts. Strategies based on this theory for literacy tutors to use include Characteristics of Good Readers; Apperceptive Interactive Method; Prime-O-Tec (repeated readings); Knows, Wants, Learned, Confused; and List It and Skip It. (SK)
Descriptors: Adult Literacy, Language Acquisition, Learning Theories, Reading Skills
