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Rosow, La Vergne – Phi Delta Kappan, 1992
Describes a literacy expert's frustrating experience with Harry, an intelligent, resourceful, and illiterate man who was more afraid of tackling reading and writing than of jumping out of a helicopter. Unfortunately, some adults who have been mistreated in school are eager to become literate but lack courage to take the first step. (six…
Descriptors: Adult Reading Programs, Elementary Secondary Education, Fear, Illiteracy
