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Peer reviewedLatham, W.; Parry, O. – Journal of Research in Reading, 1980
Reports on the work of the Sheffield (England) Occupational Functional Reading Project. Describes the development of two criterion referenced tests of occupational functional reading ability and reports on their reliability. (FL)
Descriptors: Dropouts, Functional Reading, Job Skills, Literacy Education
Latham, W.; Parry, O. – 1979
The Sheffield (Great Britain) Occupational Functional Reading Project was organized to study the functional reading required of 16-year-old school leavers who entered employment or training for a job, and to design instruments for assessing and diagnosing occupational functional reading abilities. The primary task of the project was to develop a…
Descriptors: Criterion Referenced Tests, Evaluation Methods, Foreign Countries, Functional Reading
