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Developing Reading and Writing
Pages 3-4

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... At the request of the U.S. Department of Education, the National Research Council convened a committee of experts from many disciplines to synthesize research on literacy and learning in order to improve literacy instruction for adults in the United States.
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... The people who develop, administer, and fund adult literacy instruction and those who prepare instructors will have important roles to play in these studies as they work to help all adults meet modern literacy demands. Who Are Adult Literacy Learners?
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