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Guthrie, John T.; Kirsch, Irwin S. – Phi Delta Kappan, 1984
Proposes redefining the problem of illiteracy in terms of a "social-interaction perspective" that would emphasize the need "to acculturate students to the practices of reading in their communities" and the broad range of reading competencies required by today's society. (JBM)
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Elementary Secondary Education, Functional Literacy, Functional Reading
