The Wiley Handbook of Adult Literacy

Contents List of Contributors ix Section Editors and Reviewers xi Acknowledgments xiii Conceptual Framework and Overview of the Handbook 1 Dolores Perin Section I Cognitive, Affective and Motivational Factors Underlying Adult Literacy 15 1 Cognitive Processing Challenges Associated with Low Literacy in Adults 17 John Sabatini, Tenaha O’Reilly, Kelsey Dreier, and Zuowei Wang 2 Phonological Abilities in Fully Illiterate Adults 41 José Morais and Régine Kolinsky 3 Gender Differences in the Reading Motivation of Adults with Low  Literacy Skills 63 Jan C. Frijters, Emily Brown, and Daphne Greenberg 4 Integrating Component Skills in a Reading Comprehension Framework for Struggling Adult Readers 89 Elizabeth L. Tighe 5 Writing Challenges for Postsecondary English Learners with Low Levels of First Language Literacy 107 Stephen M. Doolan 6 From “Degisned” and “Dezine” to “Design”: Comparing Adults’ and Children’s Spelling Errors Across Tasks 131 Katherine S. Binder, Amani Talwar , Nora K. Bond, and Nicole Gilbert Cote 7 Literacy Skills, Academic Self‐Efficacy, and Participation in Prison Education 151 Lise Ø. Jones and Terje Manger 8 Readiness to Learn Among Adults with Low Skills 171 M Cecil Smith, Thomas J. Smith, Amy D. Rose, and Jovita M. Ross‐Gordon 9 Cognitive Profile of Students with Dyslexia Entering Postsecondary Education 193 Maaike Callens and Marc Brysbaert 10 A Cognitive Framework for Tracing the Roots of Reading Disabilities Among University Students 215 George K. Georgiou and J. P. Das 11 Reading, Writing, and Self‐Efficacy of Low‐Skilled Postsecondary Students 237 Dolores Perin Section II Contexts of Literacy for Adults with Low Skills 261 12 Cognitive and Sociocultural Dimensions of Adult Literacy and Integrating Technology in Adult Education 263 Aydin Y. Durgunoğlu, Hilal Gençay, Meltem Cantűrk, and G. Hilal Kuşçul 13 I Will Survive: Sociocultural and Educational Factors Underlying Child Mortality in Rural Ghana 283 Niels‐Hugo Blunch 14 Literacy and Social Change in South Asia 299 Cristine Smith and Konda R. Chavva 15 Literacy, Numeracy, and Self‐Rated Health among U.S. Adults 317 Esther Prins and Shannon Monnat 16 Adults with Low Skills and Learning Disabilities 337 Margaret Becker Patterson 17 Participation in Literacy Programs for Adults with Low Skills in Southeastern Europe 361 George K. Zarifis 18 Making the Most of Learning Contexts: A Literature Review on Family and Workplace Literacy Programs 381 Hendrickje C. Windisch Section III Education of Adults with Low Literacy Skills 407 19 How to Teach Fully Illiterate Adults to Read 409 Régine Kolinsky, Cristina Carvalho, Isabel Leite, Ana Franco, and José Morais 20 Developmental Trajectories of Adult Education Students: Implications for Policy, Research, and Practice 429 Stephen Reder 21 Academic Literacy as Developmental Pedagogy: The Learning and Growth of Adult English Language Learners 451 Jennifer Ouellette‐Schramm 22 Educational Technologies that Support Reading Comprehension for Adults Who Have Low Literacy Skills 471 Arthur C. Graesser, Daphne Greenberg, Andrew Olney , and Maureen W. Lovett 23 Writing Strategy Instruction for Low‐Skilled Postsecondary Students 495 Zoi A. Traga Philippakos and Charles A. MacArthur 24 Transitioning Adult Literacy Students to Postsecondary Education 517 Elizabeth Zachry Rutschow 25 Research on Developmental Education Instruction for Adult Literacy Learners 541 Maria Cormier and Susan Bickerstaff Index 563