Adult Illiterates Offer Unexpected Cues into the Reading Process
Interviews of adult illiterates who are now in literacy programs have uncovered consistencies that have implications for education of both youth & adults: (1) No one read stories to them as children - in or out of school. (2) School reading groups & instruction inflicted lifelong pain &...
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| Published in: | Journal of reading Vol. 32; no. 2; pp. 120 - 124 |
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| Format: | Journal Article |
| Language: | English |
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International Reading Association
01-11-1988
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| Summary: | Interviews of adult illiterates who are now in literacy programs have uncovered consistencies that have implications for education of both youth & adults: (1) No one read stories to them as children - in or out of school. (2) School reading groups & instruction inflicted lifelong pain & humiliation. (3) Reading, to the illiterate, is not a search for meaning; it is letters, sounds, & words. (4) Adult motivation for facing reading pain is self-esteem, not economics. (5) Child abuse (neglect or violence) was in every case history, though it was often not recognized as abuse. (6) Literacy development is producing power in the adult. It is concluded that all students (adult & child) need teachers who read aloud to them for pleasure & teachers who nurture the self-esteem of every student, every day. 17 References. AA |
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| ISSN: | 0022-4103 2328-1480 |