Strategies and Practices of Individuals Who Tutor Adult Illiterates Voluntarily.

Ceprano, Maria A.

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ERIC Number: EJ513257

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 1995

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Strategies and Practices of Individuals Who Tutor Adult Illiterates Voluntarily.

Ceprano, Maria A.

Journal of Adolescent & Adult Literacy, v39 n1 p56-64 Sep 1995

Interviews 16 volunteer adult literacy tutors, finding that many of them do not implement strategies and practices currently recognized as most effective, but tend to implement strategies to which they themselves were exposed as learners, possibly leading to feelings of frustration and defeat for their clients. (SR)

Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Illiteracy, Instructional Effectiveness, Reading Research, Remedial Reading, Teaching Methods, Tutors, Volunteer Training, Volunteers

Publication Type: Reports - Research; Journal Articles

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Language: English

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