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Direct linkMassey, Dixie D.; Heafner, Tina L. – Journal of Adolescent and Adult Literacy, 2004
Many authors suggest that there is a coming crisis in U.S. middle and secondary schools (Moje, Young, Readence, & Moore, 2000). This crisis comes in the form of reading difficulties. While many primary schools have emphasized word recognition and decoding, decoding does not guarantee comprehension. The result is that many students who can read…
Descriptors: Content Area Reading, Reading Comprehension, Social Studies, Secondary Education
Padak, Nancy D.; Bardine, Bryan A. – Journal of Adolescent and Adult Literacy, 2004
Too often adult literacy programs seem based on the assumption that, if learners work hard on skills for six months, they will have "acquired" literacy, as though it is a set of skills adults can "get" from a tutor (Kazemek, 1985). One study of 20 adult literacy classes in eight U.S. states found basic (not higher level) skills the predominant…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Literacy, Literacy Education, Student Attitudes
