Advances and remaining challenges in adult literacy research

Journal of Learning Disabilities

Volumn 43, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 101-107

  Miller, Brett ^a   McCardle, Peggy ^a   Hernandez, Ricardo ^b  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH   (United States)

^b United States Department of Education   (United States)

Author keywords

Adult basic education; Adult learning; Literacy; Reading

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN; LEARNING DISORDER; PATIENT EDUCATION; READING; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMANS; LEARNING DISORDERS; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; READING; UNITED STATES;

EID: 77649244647     PISSN: 00222194     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0022219409359341     Document Type: Article

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