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How Literacy Develops
Pages 5-8

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... The following brief section discusses several of these factors, along with research-based guidance on how to influence them to support learning. Goals for learning and Text features literacy Tools embedded in Instructional practices text Motivating features Motivating features Cultural and language Skill demands norms The Text and Learning Tools Context Literacy The Activity and Learner Purpose Development of Literate Practice Knowledge/skills for comprehension, production, and use of text What goal does this Motivation literacy activity achieve Neurocognitive differences for the student?
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... Novice learners require thousands of hours of prac tice to develop expertise in complex domains such as reading and writing. Even those who are not novices require substantial practice using reading and writing skills for particular purposes.
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... Characteristics of the learner. Adult literacy learners vary in many ways -- in their literacy development needs and goals, education levels, economic status, culture, linguistic background, and social, psychological, and neurobiological characteristics.
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... Developing Reading and Writing 6 Literacy in a Digital Age In today's world, expectations for literacy include Strong reading and writing skills underpin valued work and daily life, such as: and
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