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Seifert, Mary – Journal of Reading, 1979
An analysis of job reading requirements indicates that most job reading is reading-to-do, while job training programs require reading-to-learn tasks also. (MKM)
Descriptors: Adult Literacy, Adult Reading Programs, Functional Reading, Job Skills
Philippi, Jorie W. – 1988
For almost half a century the United States military services have incorporated formal literacy programs into job training for those enlistees who are less than fully qualified. Over the years, several successful job-specific reading programs have evolved. In 1975, the Army began the Functional Literacy (FLIT) Program, a program based on a…
Descriptors: Adult Reading Programs, Enlisted Personnel, Functional Literacy, Job Training
Philippi, Jorie W. – 1987
To measure the effectiveness of the Basic Skills Education Program (BSEP) reading curriculum--eight reading skill modules employing military job-specific reading materials and used by the U.S. Army in Europe (USAREUR)--and to provide information for improving it, a study examined 183 soldiers from 38 European posts who were enrolled in the BSEP…
Descriptors: Adult Reading Programs, Enlisted Personnel, Functional Literacy, Job Training