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Hutchison, Laveria F. – 1977
Statistics show that illiteracy in the United States is still a problem, particularly for adults over forty-five years of age. To test the effects of preferred-interest lessons on attendance in an adult reading program, a group of 20 adults received reading instruction by traditional teaching methods (large group arrangement and commercial…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Adult Reading Programs, Attendance Patterns