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Faculty Attitudes toward Teaching Adults with Learning Disabilities
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Reynolds, Sharon; Hitchcock, John – Journal of Research and Practice for Adult Literacy, Secondary, and Basic Education, 2014
The attitudes of adult basic education faculty members toward teaching adults with learning disabilities are likely to influence the success of their students; however, there are no existing survey instruments that measure this construct or the practical knowledge faculty members should have to effectively serve the population. A new survey…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Educators, Teacher Attitudes, Learning Disabilities
Effective Literacy Instruction for Adults with Specific Learning Disabilities: Implications for Adult Educators
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Hock, Michael F. – Journal of Learning Disabilities, 2012
Adults with learning disabilities (LD) attending adult basic education, GED programs, or community colleges are among the lowest performers on measures of literacy. For example, on multiple measures of reading comprehension, adults with LD had a mean reading score at the third grade level, whereas adults without LD read at the fifth grade level.…
Descriptors: Achievement Gap, Reading Comprehension, Learning Disabilities, Adult Basic Education
Phonics Pathways: Clear Steps to Easy Reading and Perfect Spelling. 10th Edition
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Hiskes, Dolores G. – Jossey-Bass, An Imprint of Wiley, 2011
This tenth edition of the best-selling book teaches reading using sounds and spelling patterns. These sounds and patterns are introduced one at a time, and slowly built into words, syllables, phrases, and sentences. Simple step-by-step directions begin every lesson. Although originally designed for K-2 emergent readers, this award-winning book is…
Descriptors: Sentences, Spelling, Learning Disabilities, Word Lists
Adult Literacy Research in 2006: Where Did It Appear, What Methodologies Were Used, and What Did It Say?
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Mikulecky, Larry; Smith-Burke, Trika; Beatty, Jeanine – Adult Basic Education and Literacy Journal, 2009
From 1999 to 2005, the National Center for the Study of Adult Learning and Literacy (NCSALL) did an annual review and synthesis of adult literacy research. This did not continue due to reallocation of federal education funds. To fill a portion of the gap left by NCSALL's departure, this adult literacy literature review analyzes and synthesizes the…
Descriptors: Adult Learning, Adult Literacy, Adult Students, Adult Basic Education
Supporting Learning-Disabled Adults in Literacy
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Pannucci, Lynnette; Walmsley, Sean A. – Journal of Adolescent & Adult Literacy, 2007
The learning difficulties of 23 adults were investigated in order to determine ways to better serve their literacy needs. These adults were all living in poverty, had less than eighth-grade literacy levels, and had failed to graduate from high school. The participants' records were examined and structured interviews were conducted with them; also,…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Learning Problems, Learning Disabilities, Adults
Mathematics and At-Risk Adult Learners: Would Technology Help?
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Li, Qing; Edmonds, K. A. – Journal of Research on Technology in Education, 2005
In this paper, we examine the effects of computer-assisted instruction (CAI) on adult at-risk learners in fundamental mathematics education. This examination includes comparing the results of adult learners experiencing learning with CAI with those who do not. Further, we explore and present viable teaching and learning strategies for at-risk…
Descriptors: Mathematics Education, High Risk Students, Computer Assisted Instruction, Adult Basic Education