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JOHNSON, JOSEPH C. – 1967
THE EFFICIENCY OF MACHINE VERSUS NONMACHINE INSTRUCTION IN READING IMPROVEMENT PROGRAMS FOR ADULTS WAS APPRAISED. PRETESTS AND POST-TESTS WERE USED TO MEASURE RATE, VOCABULARY, AND COMPREHENSION FOR 60 RANDOMLY SELECTED ADULTS ENROLLED IN FOUR CLASSES. SUBJECTS FOLLOWED INDIVIDUALIZED PROCEDURE WITH PRESCRIBED MATERIALS, PREPARED HOME ASSIGNMENTS,…
Descriptors: Adult Reading Programs, Reading Comprehension, Reading Improvement, Reading Materials
Olson, Avis Jocelyn – 1972
The purpose of this investigation was to study the effects of a multimedia program of vocabulary development on the reading achievement of adults. An experimental and a control group were randomly chosen from Air Force personnel enrolled in the Prep remedial reading program. The instruments used in this study were: The United States Armed Service…
Descriptors: Adult Reading Programs, Educational Media, Reading, Reading Achievement
Smith, Shirley C. – 1981
The computer-based reading and study skills curriculum which is described was developed to meet the need for a more efficient and effective means of increasing the reading and study skills of Navy recruits. The parameters specified by the Navy led to the development of a curriculum composed of a modified version of an existing reading curriculum…
Descriptors: Adult Reading Programs, Computer Assisted Instruction, Curriculum Evaluation, Decoding (Reading)
Ward, Annita Marie – 1988
Semantic mapping, which involves the application of vocabulary meanings, increases cognitive processing, and develops the cognitive structure, is recommended for use with literacy students in adult learning centers. Semantic mapping can be used as a prereading or prewriting stimulus, or as a postreading check of comprehension. Also, developing…
Descriptors: Adult Literacy, Adult Reading Programs, Advance Organizers, Cognitive Processes
2003
This student book represents Level 1 in an eight-level supplemental reading series designed to help students learn and practice a variety of reading comprehension strategies. The number of the book corresponds to the approximate grade-equivalent reading level. This book has 20 lessons focusing on these areas: prior knowledge, word analysis,…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Reading Programs, Instructional Materials, Learning Activities
2003
This student book represents Level 2 in an eight-level supplemental reading series designed to help students learn and practice a variety of reading comprehension strategies. The number of the book corresponds to the approximate grade-equivalent reading level. This book has 31 lessons focusing on these areas: word analysis, vocabulary, reading…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Reading Programs, Instructional Materials, Learning Activities
2003
This student book represents Level 3 in an eight-level supplemental reading series designed to help students learn and practice a variety of reading comprehension strategies. The number of the book corresponds to the approximate grade-equivalent reading level. This book has 31 lessons focusing on these areas: vocabulary, reading strategies, topic,…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Reading Programs, Instructional Materials, Learning Activities
2003
This student book represents Level 4 in an eight-level supplemental reading series designed to help students learn and practice a variety of reading comprehension strategies. The number of the book corresponds to the approximate grade-equivalent reading level. This book has 31 lessons focusing on these areas: vocabulary, reading strategies, topic,…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Reading Programs, Instructional Materials, Learning Activities
2003
This student book represents Level 5 in an eight-level supplemental reading series designed to help students learn and practice a variety of reading comprehension strategies. The number of the book corresponds to the approximate grade-equivalent reading level. This book has 31 lessons focusing on these areas: vocabulary, reading strategies, topic,…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Reading Programs, Instructional Materials, Learning Activities
2003
This student book represents Level 6 in an eight-level supplemental reading series designed to help students learn and practice a variety of reading comprehension strategies. The number of the book corresponds to the approximate grade-equivalent reading level. This book has 31 lessons focusing on these areas: vocabulary, reading strategies, topic,…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Reading Programs, Instructional Materials, Learning Activities
2003
This student book represents Level 7 in an eight-level supplemental reading series designed to help students learn and practice a variety of reading comprehension strategies. The number of the book corresponds to the approximate grade-equivalent reading level. This book has 20 lessons focusing on these areas: vocabulary, reading strategies, topic…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Reading Programs, Instructional Materials, Learning Activities
2003
This student book represents Level 8 in an eight-level supplemental reading series designed to help students learn and practice a variety of reading comprehension strategies. The number of the book corresponds to the approximate grade-equivalent reading level. This book has 20 lessons focusing on these areas: vocabulary, reading strategies, topic…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Reading Programs, Instructional Materials, Learning Activities
Grindstaff, Colleta – 1971
In its treatment of the development of reading comprehension, the document considers the topics of general understanding, influence of vocabulary and word meaning, relationships to subject matter areas, and techniques for study and questioning. Unit one, entitled Analysis of Style, deals with grasping the main idea; directly stated facts and…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Reading Programs, Classification, Cloze Procedure
Lipa-Wade, Sally – 2003
This teacher's guide is designed to assist in teaching an eight-level supplemental reading series to help students learn and practice a variety of reading comprehension strategies. It explains the format of the eight student books; provides a complete scope and sequence chart for the series; and includes a brief introduction to reading…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Reading Programs, Classroom Techniques, Instructional Materials
Vincennes Univ., IN. – 1979
A part of the adult basic education teaching/learning management system called CUBE (Continuity and Unity in Basic Education), this manual is designed to help those teaching students with "splinter skills" to piece together the students' deficient skills and develop an individualized reading program. It consists of three sections.…
Descriptors: Abbreviations, Adult Basic Education, Adult Reading Programs, Behavioral Objectives
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