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ERIC Number: EJ576804
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1998
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ISSN: ISSN-1035-3054
What Teachers Want to Know about Teaching Reading: Some Reflections.
Kelly, Sheilagh; Widin, Jacquie
Literacy Broadsheet, n51 p7-12 Dec 1998
Responses from about 40 teachers receiving training in adult basic education and English for speakers of other languages found that (1) they sought practical/procedural knowledge; (2) few seemed aware of issues of literacy, culture, and power; and (3) they wanted to understand the difference between first- and second-language development. (SK)
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Educators, Educational Needs, English (Second Language), Language Acquisition, Literacy Education, Metacognition, Reading Instruction, Second Language Learning, Teacher Attitudes, Teacher Education, Theory Practice Relationship
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Note: Journal availability: Adult Literacy Information Office, 6-8 Holden St., Ashfield, New South Wales 2131, Australia.