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Peer reviewedHartley, James – Visible Language, 1980
Comments on the rationale and methodology of the textual cue experiments of L. T. Frase and B. J. Schwartz (see EJ 203 980) and describes two studies that attempted to replicate and extend their findings using a different methodology. (Author/GT)
Descriptors: Adults, Cues, Organization, Readability
Peer reviewedBurley, JoAnne E. – Negro Educational Review, 1980
Reports on a study comparing four reading practice methods (sustained silent reading, programed textbooks, programed cassette tapes, and programed skill development kits) used with Upward Bound students. Sustained silent reading was found to be significantly more successful in improving educationally deprived students' literal and inferential…
Descriptors: Compensatory Education, Educationally Disadvantaged, Reading Comprehension, Reading Improvement
VSE Corp., Alexandria, VA. – 1981
A study conducted to determine user acceptability of cassette braille systems addressed three concerns: (1) user reaction to the basic concept of cassette braille, (2) the determination of the strong and weak features of the cassette braille machines currently available, and (3) the determination of those features of braille machines which would…
Descriptors: Blindness, Braille, Comparative Analysis, Costs
