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Functional Literacy

Reading and writing at a level that enables one to function successfully at certain levels of a society.

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Resources in this category:

Exploring Adult Literacy
http://literacy.kent.edu/cra/
"Exploring Adult Literacy (EAL) is... intended to address the needs of adult literacy practitioners in adult basic education, family literacy and workplace literacy. This is a peer reviewed journal. Our goal is to provide practical, but research-based short articles on new ideas in the field as well as position papers, lesson plans, reviews, and an interactive forum for adult literacy providers."
Reading Online
http://www.readingonline.org/
Reading Online is an electronic journal focused on literacy education. "The journal is intended to serve literacy educators working at all levels...Reading Online serves as a...forum for interaction and exchange among [those who are] interested in the broadly defined field of literacy education."

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