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Eldredge, J. Lloyd – Academic Therapy, 1988
Two "sacred cows" inherent in reading instruction for disabled readers are rejected: Disabled readers must be taught with simple reading materials, and most teaching time must be spent on reading skills. Two case studies illustrate the teaching of decoding skills and "dyad reading" of books selected by the disabled reader.…
Descriptors: Adults, Case Studies, Decoding (Reading), Difficulty Level
Webster, Lois P. – 1982
A survey of 125 children's books revealed 45 that were potentially suitable as easy leisure reading materials for adults. This indicates that a vast store of children's books are available that are both suitable and readable for adult new readers. Children's books enhance new adult readers' self-esteem by enabling them to read not only to…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adults, Beginning Reading, Childrens Literature
Download full textDutton, Donnie – 1970
The topic of the West Tennessee Adult Basic Education Workshop, held at Jackson, Tennessee in April, 1970, was the selection of adult basic education materials; 89 persons (teachers and supervisors) attended. This report contains an edited form of the presentation and the results of the evaluation. A profile of the adult basic education population…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Learning, Adults, Evaluation
