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Peer reviewedCassidy, Jack; Shanahan, Timothy – Journal of Reading, 1979
Describes how to select functional materials and techniques for teaching reading survival skills. (DD)
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Elementary Secondary Education, Functional Reading, Reading Material Selection
Peer reviewedMiller, Phyllis A. – Journal of Reading, 1988
Advocates using annual reports to help adult learners bridge the gap between competence with basic reading tasks and competence with more difficult and complex tasks which require inferential thinking and application of information for decision making and problem solving. (RS)
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Literacy, Adult Reading Programs, Annual Reports
Download full textCheng, Liying – 1995
This paper summarizes research findings on academic reading obtained from a questionnaire, two reading tests, and a textbook analysis and discusses essential reading skills required of foreign language (FL) learners in carrying out their academic studies as well as the skills with which they have problems. Results revealed that the essential…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Foreign Language Books, Functional Reading, Higher Education
