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Özenç, Emine Gül; Dogan, M. Cihangir – Educational Sciences: Theory and Practice, 2014
This study aims to perform a validity-reliability test by developing the Functional Literacy Experience Scale based upon Ecological Theory (FLESBUET) for primary education students. The study group includes 209 fifth grade students at Sabri Taskin Primary School in the Kartal District of Istanbul, Turkey during the 2010-2011 academic year.…
Descriptors: Functional Literacy, Experience, Measures (Individuals), Test Construction
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Alberto, Paul A.; Fredrick, Laura; Hughes, Melissa; McIntosh, Laura; Cihak, David – Focus on Autism and Other Developmental Disabilities, 2007
Definitions of literacy that focus solely on reading words provide too narrow a framework for many students with severe disabilities. Obtaining information from the environment may be accomplished in a variety of modes, such as visual literacy, which is the ability to discern meaning conveyed through images. A component of visual literacy is…
Descriptors: Visual Literacy, Disabilities, Visual Aids, Elementary School Students
Louisiana Department of Education, 2006
The Louisiana Literacy Plan is designed to address the learning needs of all students in grades PK-Adult Education in order to improve the literacy rates of students in the state, thereby developing a more literate and capable citizenry for the future. Connecting this plan to the No Child Left Behind Act, Louisiana seeks to close the achievement…
Descriptors: Reading Instruction, Professional Development, Literacy Education, State Programs