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Hansen, Cheryl L.; Feinburg, Phil – 1982
To devise a list of functional sight vocabulary words, a search was made of numerous curriculum guides and books, school district curricula, and several commercial materials purporting to teach such words. This search provided 16 word lists with a total of 466 different words and symbols. The word lists ranged from as few as five words to as many…
Descriptors: Adult Literacy, Disabilities, Functional Reading, Language Handicaps
Internal Training Services, Media, PA. – 1987
This manual consists of reproducible forms that were collected or developed to represent the vast assortment of forms that may be encountered in the transaction of one's personal finances and related affairs. The items represent typical forms encountered by a resident of Pennsylvania, based on a review of forms collected throughout the…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Daily Living Skills, Functional Reading
Tucker, Jim; Bartz, Ruth – 1980
Designed for junior high school teachers and students, this competency-based vocabulary guide offers 16 units of study on survival vocabulary. Included in the guide are a student section and a teacher key. Each unit in the student section contains a word list and four or more exercises which include definitions, word classification, word search,…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Basic Vocabulary, Functional Reading, Junior High Schools
Renton Vocational Inst., WA. – 1983
The teacher's guide and collection of transparency masters are designed for use in teaching adult basic education (ABE) students how to read and interpret graphs and charts. Covered in the individual lessons of the instructional unit are the reading and interpretation of charts as well as picture, line, bar, and circle graphs. Each unit contains a…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Charts, Classroom Techniques, Competency Based Education
Meehan, Anna, Comp. – 1980
Produced in response to a school board's directive to develop a plan for implementing a standardized curriculum in the basic subjects on a district-wide basis, this instructional packet is intended for use by teachers of a course in functional basic English skills for eleventh grade students. The packet contains preparatory sheets, activity…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Content Area Reading, Educational Resources, English Instruction
San Antonio State Hospital, TX. Office of Education Services. – 1983
This instructional manual consists of materials for use in implementing a computer-assisted instructional program in reading skills development for adult nonreaders. Discussed first are the project during which this instructional program and manual were developed and the goals of the computer-assisted beginning reading program, a major feature of…
Descriptors: Adult Literacy, Adult Reading Programs, Computer Assisted Instruction, Context Clues
