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SupportingLearning and Motivation
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... The committee's report, Improving Adult Literacy Instruction: Options for Practice and Research, recommends a program of research and innovation to gain a better understanding of adult literacy learners, improve instruction, and create the supports adults need for learning and achievement. This booklet, which is based on the report, describes principles of effective instruction to guide those who design and administer adult literacy programs and courses.
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... Those who develop, administer, and fund adult literacy instruction, those who prepare instructors, and teachers themselves will have important roles to play in these research studies as they work to help all adults meet modern literacy demands.
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