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Fenholt, Janet – 1985
The purpose of this booklet is to provide teachers of adult education students with a series of activities that use the newspaper as a learning resource to develop both reading and life skills. The booklet is aimed at adults who want to read on an intermediate level and pass the graduate equivalency diploma (GED). Vocabulary in the material is…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Reading Programs, Functional Reading, High School Equivalency Programs
Peer reviewedMattleman, Marciene S.; Gaige, Mark – Journal of Reading, 1987
Examines two features that the "Philadelphia Daily News" has employed on behalf of Philadelphia's adult literacy campaign, (1) "The Savvy Reader," a column which reports news stories to lower level readers, and (2) "Fresh Start," a nine-week series designed to give adults daily practice toward the Grade Equivalency…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Reading Programs, Functional Reading, High School Equivalency Programs
