Adaptable as a planning and analysis tool for any educational unit which desires to assess resources and needs for reading/literacy instruction, this needs assessment has been designed with three basic sections: summary of present programs; projections and priorities for new programs; and a summary of reading needs. The assessment procedure is…

As the technology of the workplace changes, U.S. workers are called upon to have increasingly high workplace literacy skills in order to remain competitive. These skills encompass more than academic skills of reading and arithmetic; they involve complex applications of reasoning and problem-solving skills. In order to meet the need for workers…