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Download full textGrossen, Bonnie – 1980
A program model for teaching basic reading and writing skills to secondary special education students is described. Instruction is divided into three levels, within which instruction covers decoding, spelling, vocabulary, comprehension, and composition. Assessment measures are discussed for each area. Criticisms of high interest-low vocabulary…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Comprehension, Disabilities, High Interest Low Vocabulary Books
Elley, Warwick; Cutting, Brian; Mangubhai, Francis; Hugo, Cynthia – 1996
Over the past two decades, researchers and language specialists have addressed the problem of a lack of resources in developing nations for teaching English as a Second Language by using the Book Flood approach, which "floods" classroom with high-interest illustrated story books. Components of such programs include language experience,…
Descriptors: Developing Nations, English (Second Language), Foreign Countries, High Interest Low Vocabulary Books
Bluemel, Nancy Larson; Taylor, Rhonda Harris – 1991
A questionnaire was sent to 1,000 randomly selected public school librarians in October 1990 to determine how school library media centers fit into the program of intervention for at-risk students mandated by Texas legislation. Usable responses were received from 528 librarians, of whom only 32% reported being actively involved in their district…
Descriptors: Audiovisual Aids, Computer Software, Elementary Secondary Education, High Interest Low Vocabulary Books
Anania, Joanne – 1990
The Roosevelt University Humanities Enrichment Program tries to acknowledge the adult part of adult literacy. Its instructional materials are of interest and value to the adult student and, therefore, provide incentives for reading and discussion instead of serving merely as skill-building exercises. The materials are drawn from literature,…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Adult Programs, Anthropology
Jones, Paul L.; Medley, Vickie – 1987
The Memphis-Project Literacy U.S. (M-PLUS) coalition tried the reading immersion concept with a defined target audience in the workplace. Fifty-six employees of the Defense Depot and the City of Memphis (Tennessee) were admitted to the program based on test scores of between 2.0 and 7.0 grade levels on the Gates-MacGinitie Reading Test. The…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Adult Programs, Corporate Education
Hayes, Curtis W.; And Others – 1985
Approaches that were used to teach English to fifth grade children of Mexican-American migrant farm laborers are described. The students were categorized as limited in English language proficiency. The children's academic self-concept was so low that they perceived learning as involving impossible tasks, and they believed that they were the source…
Descriptors: Elementary Education, English (Second Language), Grade 5, High Interest Low Vocabulary Books
