Kenyan women adult literacy learners: Why their motivation is difficult to sustain

1993 ◽  
Vol 39 (3) ◽  
pp. 183-192 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kilemi Mwiria
Keyword(s):  
Adult Literacy ◽  
Kenyan Women ◽  
Literacy Learners

Development of an Interactive Narrative for Adult Literacy Learners

2018 ◽  
pp. 238-262
Author(s):  
Amy M. Johnson ◽  
Elizabeth L. Tighe ◽  
Matthew E. Jacovina ◽  
G. Tanner Jackson ◽  
Danielle S. McNamara
Keyword(s):  
Reading Comprehension ◽  
Adult Learners ◽  
Adult Literacy ◽  
Intelligent Tutoring ◽  
Intelligent Tutoring System ◽  
Strategy Instruction ◽  
Interactive Narrative ◽  
Tutoring System ◽  
Active Reading ◽  
Literacy Learners

This chapter describes development efforts that build upon the Interactive Strategy Trainer for Active Reading and Thinking-2 (iSTART-2), an intelligent tutoring system that provides self-explanation strategy instruction to improve reading comprehension. The chapter reflects on considerations of the unique needs of adult literacy learners, and outlines the specific guidelines followed to adapt the system to these learners. Several modifications have been made to adapt iSTART to adult learners, including the following: 1) two additional strategy instructional modules for summarization and deep question asking, 2) a text library with life-relevant texts for adult learners, and 3) an interactive narrative which allows instantiated practice of reading strategies using life-relevant artifacts. The authors also describe results from two attitudinal studies examining learners' perceptions of the interactive narrative.

scholarly journals Effects of a Structured Decoding Curriculum on Adult Literacy Learners’ Reading Development

2011 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
pp. 154-172 ◽  
Author(s):  
Judith A. Alamprese ◽  
Charles A. MacArthur ◽  
Cristofer Price ◽  
Deborah Knight
Keyword(s):  
Adult Literacy ◽  
Reading Development ◽  
Literacy Learners

Strategy instruction in writing for adult literacy learners

2008 ◽  
Vol 22 (9) ◽  
pp. 1021-1039 ◽  
Author(s):  
Charles A. MacArthur ◽  
Leah Lembo
Keyword(s):  
Adult Literacy ◽  
Strategy Instruction ◽  
Literacy Learners

scholarly journals Horatio Alger and the GED (General Education Development) Diploma: Narratives of success in adult literacy education

1970 ◽  
Vol 15 (1) ◽  
pp. 79-96
Author(s):  
Jennifer A Sandlin
Keyword(s):  
General Education ◽  
Adult Literacy ◽  
The United States ◽  
Literacy Education ◽  
Hard Work ◽  
Structural Factors ◽  
Education Development ◽  
Success Stories ◽  
Adult Literacy Education ◽  
Literacy Learners

This article presents a qualitative analysis of stories of successful students told in adult literacy education. These stories follow a similar narrative, beginning with a protagonist who must overcome life obstacles, makes a conscious decision to change her life, rejects dependency, is of high moral character, remains optimistic despite challenges, and who ultimately succeeds through determination, perseverance, and hard work. After presenting these stories I argue that they are the latest manifestation of a genre of stories told for centuries in the United States and that comprise what many have called the ‘American Myth of Success’. This myth, which has its roots in seventeenth-century Puritanism, states that every person, as a result of hard work and effort, can create the life they want for themselves. While these myths might provide hope for some adult literacy learners and teachers, I conclude that unquestioningly telling these success stories help to perpetuate the assumptions of this myth of success, and results in blaming adult learners for their own failure while ignoring social and structural factors that impede success.

Meaningful reading gains by adult literacy learners

2012 ◽  
Vol 26 (4) ◽  
pp. 593-613 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hollis S. Scarborough ◽  
John P. Sabatini ◽  
Jane Shore ◽  
Laurie E. Cutting ◽  
Kenneth Pugh ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Adult Literacy ◽  
Reading Gains ◽  
Literacy Learners
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