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Johnston, Suzanne – 1980
The factors necessary for implementing and maintaining an individualized adult reading lab are outlined briefly in this paper. Teaching approaches that make the lab suitable for remedial readers, as well as how the individualized approach can help the student beyond the basics of reading are discussed under the heading of components. Suggestions…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Learning, Adult Reading Programs, Adults
Download full textKerstiens, Gene – 1971
This topical paper discusses briefly the status of research in junior college reading/study skills programs. Specific gaps in research and the fundamental reasons for them are examined. Several areas in critical need of immediate and long-range study are identified. Tests, materials and their selection, programs and approaches, and student…
Descriptors: Adult Reading Programs, Educational Research, Reading, Reading Centers
Johnston, Suzanne – 1980
Many adult poor readers do not organize what they read in a way that best facilitates good comprehension. To help students overcome this problem, the Adult Day and Evening School in Oakland, California, organized a reading laboratory for their mostly low-income, educationally disadvantaged students with a diverse range of needs. Instruction in the…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Reading Programs, Adult Students, Instructional Materials
Ast, Harley J. – 1987
The multimedia self-instructional systems approach to reading instruction utilized at Wascana Institute in Canada has helped a growing number of adult learners succeed in their career training courses. The self-paced program involves sequential instruction in perception and conception, focusing on the minimum essential skills assessed by the…
Descriptors: Adult Learning, Adult Reading Programs, Autoinstructional Aids, Individualized Instruction
Leedy, Paul D., Ed. – 1964
Papers dealing with topics relating to college and adult reading instruction and discussions of these papers by reading authorities who offer differing viewpoints are presented. Subjects treated include humanistic aspects of reading; materials and methods in use; current and future programs; programs operated by business and industry; illiteracy;…
Descriptors: Adult Literacy, Adult Reading Programs, Business Education, Colleges
Leedy, Paul D., Ed. – 1964
Papers dealing with topics relating to college and adult reading instruction and discussions of these papers by reading authorities who offer differing viewpoints are presented. Subjects treated include humanistic aspects of reading; materials and methods in use; current and future programs; programs operated by business and industry; illiteracy;…
Descriptors: Adult Literacy, Adult Reading Programs, Business Education, Colleges
