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An Adult Literacy Program

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  22 July 2015

C. Hall
C. Hall*
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Adult Literacy Program, Bald Hills College of TAFE
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This paper describes the way in which a program in Adult Literacy has been successful in developing individualized educational programs. The fundamental criterion for this is the identification of the individual needs for each learner, and the development of a teaching-learning program that enables the learner to become self-directing and active in the attainment of literacy skills.

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Research Article
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The Australian Journal of Indigenous Education , Volume 13 , Issue 4 , September 1985 , pp. 27 - 41
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1985

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