Notes on Teaching Literacy to Adult Immigrants

In this paper, based on the analysis of the concept of literacy, five tools and methodologies for the literacy acquisition by adult immigrants are briefly introduced. Literacy is a gradual process and adult learners who become literate in a new language have different profiles, so it is necessary to provide them with specific support, adapted to their needs. The Generative Word method and the Digital Literacy Instructor focus on the initial decoding of words. On the other hand, the Language Experience Approach and the Simply Stories project for book creation are appropriate for improving reading comprehension. Finally, the Heritage Language Hub promotes the use of the learner's mother tongue.