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Literacy Practices Among Adult Education Participants
Mellard, Daryl F. Patterson, Margaret Prewett, Sara
Mellard, Daryl F.
Patterson, Margaret
Prewett, Sara
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Readers’ individual literacy practices involve a variety of materials such as books, newspapers, magazines, technical materials and work documents. This study explored the relationship between readership (reading as a form of communication, an advancement of culture, and the development of the individual) and readers’ choice of materials for participants in adult education, whose skills varied from very low literacy to high school/General Education Development (GED) levels. In this study we reviewed adult education participants’ pattern of reading materials and the frequency of usage among participants. A representative sample of 273 adult education participants was recruited from 12 Kansas adult education programs. Their literacy practices were evaluated in terms of age, education level, and reading skill levels. Our results pointed to differences based on age but not educational completion level. The implications are discussed in terms of matching curricular materials used in instruction to salient learner characteristics. Recommendations for literacy instructors are provided that could enhance the learners’ persistence and success.
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2007
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Reading Research Quarterly
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GED, Literacy
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Mellard D.F., Patterson, M.B., & Prewett, S. (2007). Reading practices among adult education participants. Reading Research Quarterly, 42(2), 188-213.