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Download full textSchnell, Thomas R. – 1973
This study compares the effectiveness of two approaches to teaching survival reading skills to 50 semi-literate adults. One group was given reading instruction from high interest-low vocabulary reading materials at appropriate levels of difficulty according to their results on the Gray Oral Reading Test, Form A. The second group was given reading…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Reading Programs, Adult Students, Educationally Disadvantaged
Stahl, Norman A.; And Others – 1984
Issues pertaining to research on college reading and study skills programs are analyzed, based on a literature review. It is suggested that before educators can provide quality instruction, they need to differentiate practices that are conducive to learning. Evaluative criteria are needed to make such decisions, as well as to design and evaluate…
Descriptors: Adult Reading Programs, College Instruction, Developmental Studies Programs, Evaluation Criteria
Balmuth, Miriam – 1986
Interviews were conducted with 4 members of the Task Force of the Adult Beginning Reader Project, 6 program officials, and 13 heads of adult basic education (ABE) programs; site visits were made to two ongoing ABE programs; and the literature pertaining to adult literacy programs in this country was reviewed in order to identify factors associated…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Adult Reading Programs, Counseling Services
Lipa-Wade, Sally – 2003
This teacher's guide is designed to assist in teaching an eight-level supplemental reading series to help students learn and practice a variety of reading comprehension strategies. It explains the format of the eight student books; provides a complete scope and sequence chart for the series; and includes a brief introduction to reading…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Reading Programs, Classroom Techniques, Instructional Materials
