Should Reading Disabled Adults Be Distinguished From Other Adults Seeking Literacy Instruction? A Review of Theory and Research
Although both the adult learning disability
community and adult literacy community deal with
adults whose limited reading skills interfere with
daily living, the pedagogical approaches of the two
communities have differed markedly in terms of
traditional assumptions, target population, and
treatment. This report analyzes why the dichotomy
between low literacy and reading disability may not
be as useful as it once was and considers what is to
be gained (or risked) by understanding low literacy
from a reading disability perspective. Specifically
addressed is how recent research on the causes,
diagnoses, and treatment of reading disability in both
children and adults may be applicable to detecting
and working with low-literate adults who may or
may not be reading disabled.
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