Learning from Diverse Learners: (Re)Writing Academic Literacies and Learning Disabilities in College.

Luna, Catherine

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ERIC Number: EJ642917

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 2002

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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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