The Wiley handbook of adult literacy Conceptual framework and overview of the handbook D. Perin Section 1: Cognitive affective and motivational factors underlying adult literacy Cognitive processing challenges associated with low literacy in adults J. Sabatini T. OReilly Z. Wang and K. Dreier Phonological abilities in fully illiterate adults J. Morais and R. Kolinsky Gender differences in the reading motivation of adults with low literacy skills J.C. Frijters E. Brown and D. Greenberg Integrating component skills in a reading comprehension framework for struggling adult readers E.L. Tighe Writing challenges for postsecondary English learners with low levels of literacy S.M. Doolan From degisned and dezine to design : comparing adults and childrens spelling across tasks K.S. Binder A. Talwar N. K. Bond and N.G. Cote Literacy skills academic self efficacy and participation in prison education L.O. Jones and T. Manger Readiness to learn among adults with low skills M.C. Smith T.J. Smith A.D. Rose and J. Ross Gordon Cognitive profile of students with dyslexia entering postsecondary education M. Callens and M. Brysbaert A cognitive framework for tracing the roots of reading disabilities among university students G.K. Georgiou and J.P. Das Reading writing and self efficacy of low skilled postsecondary students D. Perin Section 2: Contexts of literacy for adults with low skills Cognitive and sociocultural dimensions of adult literacy and integrating technology in adult education A. Durgunoglu H. Gen¿ay M. Canturk and H. Kus¿ul I will survive : sociocultural and educational factors underlying child mortality in rural Ghana N. H. Blunch Literacy and social change in South Asia C. Smith and K.R. Chavva Literacy numeracy and self rated health among U.S. adults E. Prins and S. Monnat Adults with low skills and learning disabilities M.B. Patterson Participation in literacy programmes for adults with low skills in South Eastern Europe G.K. Zarifis Making the most of learning contexts : a literature review of family and workplace literacy programs H.C. Windisch Section 3: Education of adults with low literacy skills How to teach fully illiterate adults to read R. Kolinsky C. Carvalho I. Leite A. Franco and J. Morais Developmental trajectories of adult education students: Implications for policy research and practice S. Reder Academic literacy as developmental pedagogy : the learning and growth of adult English language learners J. Ouellette Schramm Educational technologies that support reading comprehension of adults who have low literacy skills A. Graesser D. Greenberg A. Olney and M.W. Lovett Writing strategy instruction for low skilled postsecondary students Z.A.T. Philippakos and C.A. MacArthur Transitioning adult literacy students to postsecondary education E. Rutschow Research on developmental education instruction for adult literacy learners M. Cormier and S. Bickerstaff.