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Record Nr.

UNINA9910822510303321

Titolo

Improving adult literacy instruction : options for practice and research / / National Research Council of the National Academies ; Alan M. Lesgold and Melissa Welch-Ross, editors

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Washington, D.C., : National Academies Press, 2012

ISBN

1-280-38014-4

9786613558053

0-309-21960-4

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (504 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

LesgoldAlan M

Welch-RossMelissa K

Disciplina

302.2/2440973

Soggetti

Functional literacy - United States

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

"Committee on Learning Sciences, Foundations and Applications to Adolescent and Adult Literacy ; Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education."

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Nota di contenuto

""Front Matter""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""Contents""; ""Summary""; ""1 Introduction""; ""2 Foundations of Reading and Writing""; ""3 Literacy Instruction for Adults""; ""4 Principles of Learning for Instructional Design""; ""5 Motivation, Engagement, and Persistence""; ""6 Technology to Promote Adult Literacy""; ""7 Learning, Reading, and Writing Disabilities""; ""8 Language and Literacy Development of English Language Learners""; ""9 Conclusions and Recommendations""; ""References and Bibliography""; ""Appendix A: Biographical Sketches of Committee Members and Staff""

""Appendix B: Literacy in a Digital Age""""Appendix C: Interventions to Develop the Component Literacy Skills of Low-Literate Adults""; ""Appendix D: Search Procedures and Reviewed Studies of Adult Literacy Instruction""