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| Adult Basic Education | 2 |
| Adult Literacy | 2 |
| Functional Literacy | 2 |
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| Adult Students | 1 |
| Adults | 1 |
| Writing (Composition) | 1 |
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| Reading Horizons | 2 |
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Peer reviewedLamorella, Rose Marie; And Others – Reading Horizons, 1983
Argues that a successful adult basic education program should recognize the differences between younger students and adults, provide a setting in which adults' dignity is not threatened, carefully diagnose each adult's needs, and prescribe and implement a program to meet those needs. (FL)
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Adults, Functional Literacy
Peer reviewedUnoh, Solomon Ogbodum – Reading Horizons, 1977
Suggests that the teaching of reading and writing to adults is difficult but not impossible, especially with a carefully planned and executed program; outlines four sequential stages of such a program. (JM)
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Adult Students, Functional Literacy
