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Peer reviewedGold, Patricia Cohen; Horn, Pamela L. – Journal of Clinical Psychology, 1983
Reports results of preliminary analyses of intelligence and achievement in an adult tutorial project. Incarcerated adult illiterates volunteered to participate in a peer tutoring program wherein they received 27 hours of structured tutoring. Significant achievement was demonstrated in all areas; significant correlations were noted between IQ…
Descriptors: Achievement, Adult Literacy, Illiteracy, Intelligence Quotient
Peer reviewedGold, Patricia Cohen; Horn, Pamela L. – Perceptual and Motor Skills, 1982
Trained volunteers tutored youth and adults who were reading below fifth grade level. Pre- and posttest measures of reading, verbal language, listening comprehension, and locus of control were taken. Experimental subjects, but not controls, made significant gains in general reading and discrete reading subskills. Trained volunteers can ameliorate…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Adults, Functional Literacy, Pretests Posttests
