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Direct linkViise, Neva M.; Austin, Ottilie F. – Journal of Adolescent and Adult Literacy, 2005
This qualitative study investigates the ability of adult low-skilled readers to talk about the thought processes and phonetic strategies they use to make decisions about their spelling. Four adult learners, all exhibiting word knowledge at a second-grade level or below, participated in individual 45-minute audiotaped interviews. Selected portions…
Descriptors: Spelling, Low Achievement, Reading Skills, Cognitive Processes
Hock, Mike; Mellard, Daryl – Journal of Adolescent & Adult Literacy, 2005
This study extends the knowledge garnered from work with younger populations to determine the reading comprehension strategies most important to adults' success on outcome measures and to align them with previously researched interventions. According to an analysis of competence-based standardized tests of literacy (such as the General Educational…
Descriptors: Inferences, Standardized Tests, National Competency Tests, Metacognition
