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Belanger, Nathalie N.; Baum, Shari R.; Mayberry, Rachel I. – Scientific Studies of Reading, 2012
Deaf people often achieve low levels of reading skills. The hypothesis that the use of phonological codes is associated with good reading skills in deaf readers is not yet fully supported in the literature. We investigated skilled and less skilled adult deaf readers' use of orthographic and phonological codes in reading. Experiment 1 used a masked…
Descriptors: Deafness, Reading Skills, Low Achievement, Priming
Cabalo, Jessica Villaruz; Ma, Boya; Jaciw, Andrew – Empirical Education Inc., 2007
The Delaware Department of Education (DDOE) was interested in evaluating components of a statewide pilot program to support instruction in World Languages (particularly Spanish and French). The first component was an online student assessment, the Standards-based Measurement of Proficiency (STAMP) to measure the learning outcomes. The DDOE also…
Descriptors: Program Effectiveness, Second Language Instruction, Second Language Learning, Faculty Development
Sussman, Susan B. – Movement for Canadian Literacy, 2003
This report describes a project originally intended to identify demographic patterns among adults with low literacy skills in each Canadian province. The project was carried out between March 2000 and June 2001 under the auspices of Movement for Canadian Literacy (MCL). The project was based on the assumption that demographic information about…
Descriptors: Program Effectiveness, Older Adults, Demography, Research Methodology