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Contents - Annual Review: Volume 1

Written by diverse experts in the field, the articles in this first volume examine:

Each annual review will also investigate the adult learning and literacy system of a foreign country facing challenges similar to those in the United States. This volume describes the adult literacy system of the United Kingdom, highlighting features that can be adapted in our own nation.

  1. The Year 1998 in Review
    Fran Tracy-Mumford
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  2. Lessons from Preventing Reading Difficulties in Young Children for Adult Learning and Literacy
    Catherine E. Snow and John Strucker
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  3. Youth in Adult Literacy Education Programs
    Elisabeth Hayes
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  4. Adult Literacy and Postsecondary Education Students: Overlapping Populations and Learning Trajectories
    Stephen Reder
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  5. Health and Literacy: A Review of Medical and Public Health Literature
    Rima E. Rudd, Barbara A. Moeykens, and Tayla Colton
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  6. Perspectives on Assessment in Adult ESOL Instruction
    Carol H. Van Duzer and Robert Berdan
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  7. Adult Learning and Literacy in the United Kingdom
    Mary Hamilton and Juliet Merrifield
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  8. Using Electronic Technology in Adult Literacy Education
    David J. Rosen
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  9. Resources on the Use of Electronic Technology in Adult Literacy Education
    Jeff Carter and Lou Wollrab
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