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ERIC Number: EJ642917
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 2002
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ISSN: ISSN-1081-3004
Learning from Diverse Learners: (Re)Writing Academic Literacies and Learning Disabilities in College.
Luna, Catherine
Journal of Adolescent & Adult Literacy, v45 n7 p596-605 Apr 2002
Suggests countering deficit explanations and negative consequences by engaging students in investigations of academic literacies. Illustrates the potential of this approach for illuminating needed changes in literacy teaching and assessment practices by describing the school experiences of two nonmainstream learners at an Ivy League university. (SG)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Case Studies, Educational Change, Educational Strategies, Higher Education, Learning Disabilities, Literacy, Writing Instruction
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Evaluative
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Language: English
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