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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
Jefferson County Board of Education, Louisville, KY. – 1979
Through the Jefferson County Adult Reading Project, 293 students functioning at a 3.9 reading level and below attended reading classes. Test results demonstrated the growth in educational advancement while retention rates and growing enrollment showed other measures of success in the project components. The Word Identification, Word Attack, and…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Adult Basic Education, Adult Reading Programs, Enrollment
Jefferson County Board of Education, Louisville, KY. – 1980
Through the 1979-80 Jefferson County Adult Reading Project, 508 students functioning at a 5.9 reading level and below attended reading classes. Test results demonstrated the growth in educational advancement while retention rates and growing enrollment showed other measures of success in the project components. Recruitment techniques used were…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Adult Basic Education, Adult Reading Programs, Enrollment
