Expanding the Definition of Literacy for Adult Remedial Readers.

Heathington, Betty S.

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ERIC Number: EJ364674

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 1987

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Expanding the Definition of Literacy for Adult Remedial Readers.

Heathington, Betty S.

Journal of Reading, v31 n3 p213-17 Dec 1987

Reviews some of the current definitions of literacy and suggests that an expansion of the definitions is needed, based on information gained from interviews with adult remedial readers as they describe their reading needs. (SKC)

Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Adult Reading Programs, Definitions, Functional Reading, Reading Attitudes, Reading Habits, Reading Instruction, Reading Research, Reading Skills, Recreational Reading, Remedial Reading

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers

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Language: English

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