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Peer reviewedYoung, Glenn; And Others – Learning Disabilities: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 1994
A November 1993 conference in Seattle, Washington, is recommended as a national model for initiating change in public policy as it impacts adult learning disability and literacy issues. Participants included a coalition of federal, state, and local policymakers and agencies as well as adults with learning disabilities and persons providing…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Adults, Agency Cooperation
Peer reviewedChall, Jeanne S. – Learning Disabilities: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 1994
Literacy instruction of about 100 adults at the Harvard Adult Literacy Center (Massachusetts) revealed different patterns for English-as-a-Second-Language (ESL) learners or for learners with learning disabilities. Adult learners showing the learning disability pattern averaged a 1-year gain after 1 semester (20 hours) of instruction. ESL learners…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Adults, Decoding (Reading)
