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Download full textETS Policy Notes, 2003
This issue describes the state of reading and literacy in the United States from kindergarten into adulthood. Data from a number of sources make it possible to draw a picture of literacy at all educational levels. The most striking and troubling observation is the wide differentials between racial and ethnic groups, beginning in kindergarten and…
Descriptors: Adults, Educational Attainment, Elementary School Students, Elementary Secondary Education
Direct linkLee, Gabriel A. – Reading Psychology, 2006
Nassaji and Geva (1999) concluded that lower level processes, particularly efficiency in phonological and orthographic processing contributed significantly to individual differences in adult ESL reading. Moreover, they reported that speed of letter naming, while not directly associated with reading comprehension, was related to linguistic…
Descriptors: Mathematical Formulas, Reading Ability, Reading Achievement, Factor Analysis
Peer reviewedMonteith, Mary K. – Journal of Reading, 1980
Reviews research on the average reading level in the United States, on how well the average American needs to read, and on what the average American can and does read. (MKM)
Descriptors: Adult Literacy, Adults, Educational Trends, Elementary Secondary Education
Short, Deborah J.; Grognet, Allene G. – 1988
A review of workplace literacy tests and testing found that the definitions of literacy and, in particular, workplace literacy have changed and are continuing to change. There is no single, widely accepted definition. Descriptions of workplace literacy demands in terms of reading grade levels are inappropriate. Most tests currently in use are…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Adults, Basic Skills
