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Bridging the Great Divide: Approaches that Help Adults Navigate from Adult Education to College
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Zafft, Cynthia K. – Adult Learning, 2008
America is becoming a less educated nation (National Commission on Adult Literacy, 2008). While this is frequently measured through comparisons of the number of adults with college degrees, strategies to address sagging educational attainment statistics in the United States are typically focused on K-12 reforms--mostly through expanded definitions…
Descriptors: Nontraditional Students, Elementary Secondary Education, Models, Educational Attainment
Literacy Activities for Developmentally Delayed Adults.
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Giordano, Gerard; D'Alonzo, Bruno J. – Adult Learning, 1993
Reviews six models of prereading programs for developmentally delayed adults: readinglike behavior, picture reading, global features of books, print in the environment, labeling, and rebus symbols. (SK)
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Reading Programs, Literacy Education, Models
Getting Past Learner Apprehension: Enhancing Learning for the Beginning Reader.
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McCabe, Patrick P. – Adult Learning, 1992
Principles to guide practice for adult beginning reading are (1) a positive rapport; (2) self-revelation; (3) a partnership approach to learning; (4) celebration of success; (5) relevant material; (6) continuous student assessment; (7) reinforcement of literacy skills; (8) mutual respect; (9) a philosophy of reading; and (10) a risk-taking…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Reading Programs, Beginning Reading, Classroom Environment