I had been planning to post this even before Professor Luongo referenced her article on the blog about Phonics instruction for older learners. I came across this article while I was on the road last Thursday, but couldn't find the time until I got back into town to post it. This article, in addition to giving assessment and implementation strategies for the Adult Education of non and beginning level readers, sites Phonemic Awareness as the #1 deficiency and says the use of Phonics instruction is crucial, even in Adult reading learners.
http://www.nifl.gov/partnershipforreading/publications/adult_ed_02.pdf
Let me know what you think. I know this happens a good deal in education, opposing viewpoints on the same topic, but I find this personally not only interesting, but important. If I chose a Master's Degree as a reading Specialist, I would like to be able to say I know the answer to a question like this.
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Dear Anthony,
Thanks for sharing the article on phonemic awareness as the #1 reading difficulty in adults. Like you I would love to have the answer or technique to improve adult reading levels. I also researched last week about reading specialist as a career, but you need to be a teacher for 3 years first.
Anthony,
Thanks for the article on Adult Readers and the Phonics connection. When I taught 1st grade it was always interesting to see how some children picked up phonics so easily while other struggled. Thats for the article.
Rosalind
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