Improving Adult Literacy Instruction: Options for Practice and Research

by National Research Council, Committee on Learning Sciences Foundatio, Committee on Learning Sciences: Foundations and Applications to Adolescent and Adult Literacy, et al.

Book Overview

A high level of literacy in both print and digital media is required for negotiating most aspects of 21st-century life, including supporting a family, education, health, civic participation, and competitiveness in the global economy. Yet, more than 90 million U.S. adults lack adequate literacy. Furthermore, only 38 percent of U.S. 12th graders are at or above proficient in reading.

Improving Adult Literacy Instruction synthesizes the research...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0309219590
• ISBN13: 9780309219594
• Release Date: April 2012
• Publisher: National Academies Press
• Length: 504 Pages
• Weight: 1.58 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.0" x 9.0"