Overcoming the Language Barrier: The Literacy of Non-Native-English-Speaking Adults

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Overcoming the Language Barrier: The Literacy of Non-Native-English-Speaking Adults

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2010-11

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The report, Overcoming the Language Barrier: The Literacy of Non-Native-English-Speaking Adults, uses the 2003 National Assessment of Adult Literacy (NAAL) data to examine the characteristics of non-native-English-speaking adults, as well as the relationship between various characteristics and literacy proficiency of this population group.

Other reports developed using the 2003 NAAL data include:

ETAOP 2010-12 Preparing Youth for the Future: The Literacy of America's Young Adults
ETAOP 2010-13 Gaining the Skills for Employment: The Literacy of Female Public
ETAOP 2010-14 Preparing for Life Beyond Prison Walls: The Literacy of Incarcerated Adults Near
ETAOP 2010-15 Building Career Ladders for the Working Poor Through Literacy Training
ETAOP 2010-16 Workers in Declining Industries: Literacy’s Role in Worker Transitions
ETAOP 2010-17

Survival Literacy Training for Non-Native-English-Speaking Workers