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Peer reviewedHeathington, Betty S.; Koskinen, Patricia S. – Journal of Reading, 1982
Presents an inventory through which teachers of adult beginning readers can plan instruction, select materials, assess student growth, and make recommendations to publishers. (AEA)
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Adults, Basic Skills
Peer reviewedGuthrie, John T. – Journal of Reading, 1981
A letter from Thomas Sticht, written while conducting research for the United States Army Research Institute for the Behavioral and Social Sciences, compares the learning situations of classrooms in schools and in battalions. (MKM)
Descriptors: Adults, Armed Forces, Basic Skills, Classroom Environment
Peer reviewedNegin, Gary A.; Krugler, Dee – Journal of Reading, 1980
Details a study indicating that the minimal level of literacy necessary for adults in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, is very high. Provides a master list of vocabulary words, symbols, numbers, abbreviations, computational skills, and writing skills needed for functional literacy. (MKM)
Descriptors: Adults, Basic Skills, Basic Vocabulary, Functional Literacy
