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Download full textSpencer, Mary L.; And Others – 1975
As part of the development of a functional literacy test for fourth through eighth grade children in Title I compensatory education programs, this report enumerates a set of criteria for selecting appropriate tests. The criteria are grouped into six categories: (1) test background; (2) psychometric quality; (3) examinee appropriateness; (4)…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Compensatory Education, Evaluation Criteria, Functional Literacy
Polley, Beulah M. – 1981
Project ALMS (Adult Literacy Mission Support) was designed to improve the communication skills of semi-literate or illiterate adults, help participants become more self-sufficient, provide an ongoing program for other such individuals, and provide a manual of guidelines and suggestions for other programs. Three groups were established to make a…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Literacy, Adult Reading Programs, Adults
