Teaching Adult Literacy - Principles and Practice

Offers friendly guidance on how to work with adult learners to develop their literacy skills and practices. This title challenges the negative view of adult literacy learners as social 'problems', often described in terms of their deficits. It is suitable for trainee teachers studying on literacy specialist courses.

List of contents

Introduction
Section One: Adult Literacy and Society
Literacy in its Social Context
Who are the Learners?
Section Two: Language Awareness for Literacy Teachers
How Language Works
Language Variety
Student Profiles and Sample texts
Section Three: Teaching and Learning Literacy
Reading
Writing
Speaking and Listening
Assessment and Planning
Section Four: Inclusive Learning
Dyslexia
Literacy Learning for Adults with Global Learning Difficulties
Embedded Literacy

Product details

• Authors: Nora Hughes, Nora Schwab Hughes, Hughes Nora, Irene Schwab
• Assisted by: Nora Hughes (Editor), Irene Schwab (Editor)
• Publisher: Open University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 01.03.2010
• EAN: 9780335237357
• ISBN: 978-0-335-23735-7
• No. of pages: 392
• Series: Open University Press; Developing Adult Skills; Developing Adult Skills
• Subject: Humanities, art, music > Education