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Lieberth, Ann K. – Teaching English to Deaf and Second-Language Students, 1994
Describes a literacy training program for adults with deafness, along with pre- and posttraining results of assessments of 10 adults enrolled in the program. The results indicated that the computerized drill and practice items used in the program were effective in increasing the English literacy of program participants. (23 references) (MDM)
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adults, Computer Uses in Education, Deafness
Peer reviewedBrown, Rexford G. – Journal of Basic Writing, 1991
Discusses the concept of a "literacy of thoughtfulness" for all students, characterized by the ability to think critically and creatively, to solve problems, exercise judgment, access, assimilate, and apply information, and communicate effectively with others. Suggests that thoughtfulness is inescapably bound up with culture. (KEH)
Descriptors: Communication Skills, Critical Thinking, Evaluation Methods, Higher Education
Peer reviewedMoores, Donald F.; Miller, Margery S. – American Annals of the Deaf, 2001
Twenty articles dealing with literacy published in the "American Annals of the Deaf" from 1996 to 2000 were reviewed. A movement away from the whole language approach to a more eclectic, analytic orientation was noted. Old problems in processing syntax continued. Questions regarding the value of captioning for deaf individuals with poor literacy…
Descriptors: Captions, Deafness, Educational Trends, Elementary Secondary Education
