{"product_id":"the-wiley-handbook-of-adult-literacy-9781119261377","title":"The Wiley Handbook of Adult Literacy","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eExamines the widespread phenomenon of poor literacy skills in adults across the globe\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThis handbook presents a wide range of research on adults who have low literacy skills. It looks at the cognitive, affective, and motivational factors underlying adult literacy; adult literacy in different countries; and the educational approaches being taken to help improve adults' literacy skills. It includes not only adults enrolled in adult literacy programs, but postsecondary students with low literacy skills, some of whom have reading disabilities.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe first section of \u003ci\u003eThe Wiley Handbook of Adult Literacy\u003c\/i\u003e covers issues such as phonological abilities in adults who have not yet learned to read; gender differences in the reading motivation of adults with low literacy skills; literacy skills, academic self-efficacy, and participation in prison education; and more. Chapters on adult literacy, social change and sociocultural factors in South Asia and in Ghana; literacy, numeracy, and self-rated health among U.S. adults; adult literacy programs in Southeastern Europe and Turkey, and a review of family and workplace literacy programs are among the topics featured in the second section. The last part examines how to teach reading and writing to adults with low skills; adults' transition from secondary to postsecondary education; implications for policy, research, and practice in the adult education field; educational technologies that support reading comprehension; and more.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eLooks at the cognitive processing challenges associated with low literacy in adults\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eFeatures contributions from a global team of experts in the field\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eOffers writing strategy instruction for low-skilled postsecondary students \u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Wiley Handbook of Adult Literacy\u003c\/i\u003e is an excellent book for academic researchers, teacher educators, professional developers, program designers, and graduate students. It's also beneficial to curriculum developers, adult basic education and developmental education instructors, and program administrators, as well as clinicians and counselors who provide services to adults with reading disabilities.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Dolores Perin\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Wiley-Blackwell\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/15\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 616\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 2.65lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.60h x 6.70w x 1.40d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781119261377\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDOLORES PERIN, PHD, \u003c\/b\u003e is a professor of psychology and education, chair of the department of Health and Behavior Studies, and senior researcher at the Community College Research Center, Teachers College, Columbia University. Her research interests center on the reading and writing skills of students in adult literacy programs and postsecondary education who experience academic difficulty.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThis title is not returnable\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wiley-Blackwell","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44699242168435,"sku":"9781119261377","price":301.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/files\/img_f7fce7a3-af0e-4d3a-9106-482d2bc21b0e.jpg?v=1775338347","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/en-de\/products\/the-wiley-handbook-of-adult-literacy-9781119261377","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}