You will find this quotation in:
Kruidenier, J.R. (2002). Research-based principles for Adult Basic Education reading instruction. Washington, DC: National Institute for Literacy, p. 80.
Or, you may wish to view this document on-line. You can access the relevant section at the Partnership for Reading's Adult Education Reading Instruction website:
| www.nifl.gov/partnershipforreading/adult_reading/ comprehension/compassess2c.html |
You can also find information about the study that supports this statement in: Gambrel. L. B., & Heathington, B. S. (1981). Adult disabled readers' metacognitive awareness about reading tasks and strategies. Journal of Reading Behavior, 13(3), 215-221.