Descriptor
Adult Education | 1 |
Language | 1 |
Literacy | 1 |
Reading | 1 |
Symbolic Language | 1 |
Source
Interchange | 1 |
Author
Ewing, Guy | 1 |
Publication Type
Journal Articles | 1 |
Opinion Papers | 1 |
Education Level
Audience
Location
Laws, Policies, & Programs
Assessments and Surveys
What Works Clearinghouse Rating

Ewing, Guy – Interchange, 1987
The nature of literacy is discussed from the perspective of a tutor who teaches adults how to read and write. It is argued that: (1) the effects of literacy discussed in the literature do not differ qualitatively from the effects of language and (2) literacy is equivalent to skilled reading. (Author/MT)
Descriptors: Adult Education, Language, Literacy, Reading