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Fang, Ying; Lippert, Anne; Cai, Zhiqiang; Chen, Su; Frijters, Jan C.; Greenberg, Daphne; Graesser, Arthur C. – Grantee Submission, 2021
A common goal of Intelligent Tutoring Systems (ITS) is to provide learning environments that adapt to the varying abilities and characteristics of users. This type of adaptivity is possible only if the ITS has information that characterizes the learning behaviors of its users and can adjust its pedagogy accordingly. This study investigated an…
Descriptors: Intelligent Tutoring Systems, Educational Technology, Technology Uses in Education, Reading Comprehension
Sandman-Hurley, Kelli – ProQuest LLC, 2010
The dissertation evaluated the ability of adult literacy learners with dyslexia to assess their cognitive abilities in two separate domains: reading and memory. This study also evaluated the effect that one-on-one tutoring had on the learner's ability to accurately self-assess these cognitive abilities. Twenty adult literacy learners (n = 20) with…
Descriptors: Control Groups, Dyslexia, Standardized Tests, Program Effectiveness
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Ferrell, Susan T.; Howley, Aimee – Journal of Reading, 1991
Examines the current status of adult literacy programs in rural areas. Discusses the goals of rural adult literacy programs and the types of programs reported to be effective. Discusses the needs of adult illiterates in rural areas and the conditions that support--or limit--the widespread influence of effective programs. (MG)
Descriptors: Adult Literacy, Adult Reading Programs, Adult Students, Literacy Education
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Haley, Sharon M. – Talking Points, 1999
Describes "Reading by Listening," a program developed for students in an Adult Basic Education Program at Cape Fear Community College designed to give students the opportunity to read quality literature. Presents two students' experiences with the program, focusing on how their strategies and attitudes changed over the course of the year. (SG)
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Case Studies, Community Colleges
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Malicky, Grace; Norman, Charles A. – Journal of Reading, 1982
Supports the argument that there are differences between the reading strategies of children and adults and suggests that pedagogy can take these into account to make adult basic education programs more effective. (AEA)
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Children, Comparative Analysis
Snoddy, James E. – 1990
A study evaluated Macomb Reading Partners (MRP), the tutoring program of the Macomb Literacy Project. It researched the effectiveness of literacy training and its impact on the lives of a target group of 30 automotive workers. Data sources were a structured interview, the Word Opposites Test of the Botel Reading Inventory (1962), and participant…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Adult Programs, Illiteracy
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McNicol, Sarah J.; Dalton, Pete – Journal of Adolescent & Adult Literacy, 2002
Focuses on the impact of a family reading project on parents and library staff in an English borough and the partnerships it fostered between organizations involved in the initiative. Considers the project's impact on parents, public libraries and schools. Notes that one of the most important benefits of the partnership courses was pleasure…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Literacy, Elementary Education, Family Literacy
Mikulecky, Larry – 1986
Noting that the popular press and other media have purveyed much information and misinformation about the status of adult literacy in the United States, this paper focuses upon what is known about literacy levels and gives special attention to changes in literacy demands and to what is currently being done to meet those demands. The first section…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Adults, Educational Research
Smith, Jeanne – 1984
The purpose of this project was to strengthen a volunteer literacy council's ability to offer an innovative curriculum and program monitoring system that meets the total literacy needs of O-4 level students, thus increasing student and tutor motivation and retention. The project designed volunteer staff training seminars to meet these objectives.…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Adult Programs, Inservice Teacher Education
Chall, Jeanne S. – 1989
Phonics has been taught from the time of the ancient Greeks to make the written language more accessible. The first task of learning to read is learning to recognize in print the language used in speech. As a result of many studies conducted during the 1960s which demonstrated the effectiveness of phonics, its use as an instructional method…
Descriptors: Adult Literacy, Decoding (Reading), Educational History, Elementary Education
Norris, Joye A.; Kennington, Paddy – 1992
This book is intended to assist literacy program administrators, coordinators, instructors, and volunteers in the design and implementation of literacy programs for homeless adults. Chapter 1 discusses barriers to instruction when serving homeless adults, including shelter environment, impermanence of location and opportunity, and the effects of…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Adult Programs, Adults
Kazemek, Francis E., Comp.; Rigg, Pat, Comp. – 1984
Intended for use by literacy workers, teacher trainers, and program developers and directors, this annotated bibliography brings together the most current writings about adult literacy education available in journals, books, and ERIC documents. The entries are arranged into five sections: (1) the state of adult literacy, both in the United States…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Educational Research, Educational Theories
Coffey, Pat; And Others – 1990
Literacy Foundation Memphis, Inc., Memphis City Schools Adult Education, and the Regional Medical Center at Memphis cooperatively implemented an intensive skills enhancement program for employees. The program used an industry immersion model, located on site, with 80 hours of instruction delivered 4 hours per day for 4 weeks on work-release time.…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Hospital Personnel, Inplant Programs
Coffey, Pat; And Others – 1989
Literacy Foundation Memphis, Memphis City Schools Adult Education, and Kimberly Clark engaged in a cooperative venture to implement an intensive industry skills enhancement program for employees of Kimberly Clark. The effort continued to develop, refine, and expand the industry immersion model located on site, with 80 hours of instruction…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Cooperative Programs, Course Content
National Center for ESL Literacy Education, Washington, DC. – 2002
This publication offers summaries of presentations from a 2001 symposium on adult English-as-a-Second-Language (ESL) research and practice. Presentations include the following: "Reading Research Synthesis" (Miriam Burt); "How Adults Learn to Read in English" (John Strucker); "Findings, Reactions to and Practitioner Implications of the 'What Works'…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Distance Education, English (Second Language)
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