The Science of Adult Literacy

This report considers the science of adult literacy acquisition, with the goal of identifying principles that may improve the effectiveness of adult literacy programs. We define literacy as a continuum, from emerging literacy, through improving lit...

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Main Authors:	Thomas, Michael S.C., Knowland, Victoria C.P., Rogers, Cathy
Format:	Working Paper
Language:	English
Published:	World Bank, Washington, DC 2020
Subjects:	ADULT LITERACY NEUROSCIENCE MOTIVATION LEARNING ENVIRONMENT CULTURAL CONTEXT
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/324881580449128392/The-Science-of-Adult-Literacy http://hdl.handle.net/10986/33278

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spelling	okr-10986-332782021-05-25T09:32:11Z The Science of Adult Literacy Thomas, Michael S.C. Knowland, Victoria C.P. Rogers, Cathy ADULT LITERACY NEUROSCIENCE MOTIVATION LEARNING ENVIRONMENT CULTURAL CONTEXT This report considers the science of adult literacy acquisition, with the goal of identifying principles that may improve the effectiveness of adult literacy programs. We define literacy as a continuum, from emerging literacy, through improving literacy, to fluent literacy and we outline the factors that influence how far along that continuum an adult learner is likely to proceed. Four nested levels are identified at which obstacles to literacy progress operate, but to which adult learners may also bring strengths. 2020-02-03T21:35:50Z 2020-02-03T21:35:50Z 2020-01 Working Paper http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/324881580449128392/The-Science-of-Adult-Literacy http://hdl.handle.net/10986/33278 English Social Protection and Jobs Discussion Paper;No. 2001 CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Publications & Research Publications & Research :: Working Paper
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description	This report considers the science of adult literacy acquisition, with the goal of identifying principles that may improve the effectiveness of adult literacy programs. We define literacy as a continuum, from emerging literacy, through improving literacy, to fluent literacy and we outline the factors that influence how far along that continuum an adult learner is likely to proceed. Four nested levels are identified at which obstacles to literacy progress operate, but to which adult learners may also bring strengths.
format	Working Paper
author	Thomas, Michael S.C. Knowland, Victoria C.P. Rogers, Cathy
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title	The Science of Adult Literacy
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publisher	World Bank, Washington, DC
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The Science of Adult Literacy

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