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Peer reviewedRigg, Pat; Kazemek, Francis E. – Journal of Reading, 1984
Describes a program designed to build a literate environment to meet the strengths and needs of Job Corps trainees. (AEA)
Descriptors: Adult Literacy, Adult Students, Literacy Education, Nontraditional Students
Peer reviewedPadak, Gary M.; Padak, Nancy D. – Journal of Reading, 1987
Emphasizes that since adults seek basic reading instruction for a variety of reasons (e.g., to further job status, to improve skills for their children's sake), planning programs should provide theory-based instruction that focuses on learner needs. (NKA)
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Reading Programs, Adult Students, Basic Skills
