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Kossack, Sharon; Hoffman, Edwina – Journal of Reading, 1987
Provides information on how to use newspaper comic strips with reluctant, older disabled readers because the visual nature of the comics helps reading comprehension. Activity types include: (1) categorizing; (2) finding main ideas; (3) comparing; (4) determining cause-effect relationships; and (5) predicting outcomes. (SKC)
Descriptors: Adult Reading Programs, Comics (Publications), Learning Disabilities, Newspapers
Rance-Roney, Judith A.; Ditmars, Jane W. – 1994
This textbook/sourcebook and accompanying trainer's guide, which were issued as part of a project to republish important staff development project reports/materials, are updated and repackaged versions of a staff development curriculum in adult literacy and learning. The first part of the sourcebook contains 20 "keys" or quick overviews…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Development, Adult Learning, Adult Literacy