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Peer reviewedMadelaine, Alison; Wheldall, Kevin – International Journal of Disability, Development and Education, 1999
Discusses curriculum-based measurement as an alternative to both standardized and teacher-developed reading tests. Oral Reading Fluency, a curriculum-based measure of reading is presented as an accurate indicator of both general reading ability and reading comprehension, and as a means of monitoring reading progress towards functional literacy.…
Descriptors: Curriculum Based Assessment, Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation Methods, Functional Literacy
Forbes, Roy H. – Phi Delta Kappan, 1985
Data generated through the National Assessment of Educational Progress's regular and special reading assessments during the 1970s indicate that the reading performance of historically lower-achieving students has risen considerably. Unfortunately, the significance of the data has not been fully explored by the news media. (PGD)
Descriptors: Achievement Gains, Achievement Tests, Data Interpretation, Elementary Secondary Education
Polley, Beulah M. – 1981
Project ALMS (Adult Literacy Mission Support) was designed to improve the communication skills of semi-literate or illiterate adults, help participants become more self-sufficient, provide an ongoing program for other such individuals, and provide a manual of guidelines and suggestions for other programs. Three groups were established to make a…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Literacy, Adult Reading Programs, Adults
Cable, Maryjane A. – 1978
Based on adult learning and reading acquisition theories, the model forming the basis of a one-semester graduate course resulted in increased competencies of thirty-five presently employed or future adult basic education teachers each of whom taught reading to one adult illiterate during the course. The model consisted of assessment of reading by…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Reading Programs, Adults, Functional Literacy
PDF pending restorationAmarantides, Niki; Blumner, Ellen – 1994
The Port of Baltimore Workplace Skills Development Project had the following objectives: perform literacy audits on at least 20 job titles within the port-related industries; develop curriculum modules providing literacy skill instruction using a functional context approach reflecting the Port of Baltimore needs; offer instructional services to at…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Community Colleges, Curriculum Development
Download full textBanovetz, James M., Ed. – 2000
According to the most recent National Adult Literacy Survey, nearly half of Illinois adults lack sufficient reading proficiency to ensure job success and advancement in 21st century workplaces. The Test of Adult Basic Education is currently used as a pretest/posttest in Illinois' existing adult basic education, adult secondary education, and…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Adult Literacy, Adult Programs, Change Strategies
