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50 Years of ERIC
The Education Resources Information Center (ERIC) is celebrating its 50th Birthday! First opened on May 15th, 1964 ERIC continues the long tradition of ongoing innovation and enhancement.

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Te Ao Tuhi--Maori Literacy: A Consequence of Racism?
Hohelpa, Margie; Jenkins, Kuni – Nga Kete Korero: Journal of the Adult Reading & Learning Assistance Federation, 1996
Institutional racism has been justified by disdaining non-Western cultures such as the Maori as illiterate. Maori education is focusing on biliteracy, developing literacy in both Maori and English within contemporary Maori cultural values and practices. (SK)
Descriptors: Bilingualism, Cultural Context, Cultural Differences, Foreign Countries
The Great Debate. Recent Research on Reading (and a Brief Look at the "Reading Debate").
Nicholson, Tom – Nga Kete Korero: Journal of the Adult Reading & Learning Assistance Federation, 1996
This research review looks at whether learning to read is different for children and adults and the emphases of top-down, bottom-up, and connectionist views of skilled reading. Concludes that phonological awareness is an important part of skilled reading. (SK)
Descriptors: Adults, Children, Phonology, Reading Processes
Reading Research and Adults.
Frost, Sara – Nga Kete Korero: Journal of the Adult Reading & Learning Assistance Federation, 1996
An accurate cognitive and demographic profile of adults with low reading skills and a credible diagnostic tool have yet to be developed. It is not yet known whether those who learn to read as adults can use automatic processes or must develop metacognitive strategies. (SK)
Descriptors: Adult Literacy, Metacognition, Reading Diagnosis, Reading Difficulties