Working with adult English language learners with limited literacy [electronic resource] : research, practice, and professional development / Miriam Burt, Joy Kreeft Peyton, and Kirsten Schaetzel.

Physical Description: 1 electronic text ( 6 p. ) : digital, PDF file. cm.
Publisher: Washington, D.C. : Center for Applied Linguistics, 2008.

Burt, Miriam. (Author). Peyton, Joy Kreeft. (Added Author). Schaetzel, Kirsten. (Added Author). Center for Applied Linguistics. (Added Author).

Summary:

This brief describes the ethnic, linguistic, and educational backgrounds of Adult English language learners with limited literacy. The brief also looks at what they need to know and be able to do to be literate in English, and how instructors can faciliate the development of literacy skills in the classroom, with suggested models for instructors.