Should a special class be created?

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If at all possible a special class should be created for the non-literate adult. If this is not possible, a special instructional group should be formed within the class and activities of the sort included in this section of the manual should be carried out with them.

There are two special difficulties that make it desirable to create a special class for the non-literate adult:

  1. It is a lot harder for students to recall material practiced in class if they cannot take notes or if they cannot review the material in written form.
  2. When the class actually begins reading selections from the text, the students chow can already read in their native language begin reading in English with very little actual instruction, while the non-literate requires much more specific work on reading.
If no special attention is given to the non-literate learners, they will typically begin to fall behind the rest of the class and will often drop out altogether.