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Download full textDaniels, Susan J.; Hess, Caryl A. – 1992
The University of Akron's Reading Assessment Component (RAC) research study assessed the effectiveness of a computer-based literacy program, Principles of the Alphabet Literacy System (PALS), as an alternative to classroom instruction for functionally illiterate adults living in Summit County, Ohio. The RAC study assessed four objectives: (1)…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Adult Reading Programs, Computer Assisted Instruction
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
