Adult illiteracy stems from failure to progress at early stages of reading development, often because of lack of language experience and stimulation.
Get full access to this article
View all access options for this article.
References
1.
Chall, J.S.1983. Stages of reading development. New York: McGraw-Hill Book Co.
2.
Geschwind, N.1985. Biological foundations of reading, in F. Duffy and N. Geschwind (Eds.) Dyslexia, a neuroscientific approach to clinical evaluation. Boston: Little, Brown & Co.
3.
Hernandez, M.1985. Illiteracy: The slide continues. Los Angeles Times, June 16.
4.
Savage, D.1985. A teaching trial - The untold tale. Los Angeles Times, Sept. 5.
