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| Journal of Reading | 35 |
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| Cassidy, Jack | 2 |
| Monteith, Mary K. | 2 |
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Peer reviewedReis, Ron – Journal of Reading, 1977
Students draw upon their experience and community resources in this program designed to prepare them for living on their own. (JM)
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Functional Reading, Reading Skills, Secondary Education
Peer reviewedKossack, Sharon – Journal of Reading, 1987
Offers suggestions on how to use the newspaper to teach students how to follow directions. (SRT)
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Class Activities, Daily Living Skills, Elementary Education
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 reviewedCassidy, Jack – Journal of Reading, 1978
Discusses the minimum competency movement and suggests standards for constructing and implementing exit competency requirements. (MKM)
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Functional Literacy, Functional Reading, Graduation Requirements
Peer reviewedKokes, Loralyn B. – Journal of Reading, 1977
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Reading Programs, Basic Skills, Employees
Peer reviewedJournal of Reading, 1981
Produced by leaders of 12 professional organizations, the statement notes that society must reaffirm the value of a balanced education and that basic elements of knowledge and skill are only a part of the essentials of education. (MKM)
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Critical Thinking, Educational Trends, Elementary Secondary Education
Peer reviewedPowell, William R. – Journal of Reading, 1977
Provides precise definitions of the terms literacy and basic skills and shows the natural connection between them. (HOD)
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Communication Skills, Daily Living Skills, Definitions
Peer reviewedTierney, Robert J. – Journal of Reading, 1978
Offers arguments opposing the minimal competency testing movement. (MKM)
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Basic Skills, Educational Legislation, Legislation
Peer reviewedSchell, Leo M. – Journal of Reading, 1984
Reports an overall positive response to the tests reviewed, with caveats regarding test reliability and validity. (AEA)
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Elementary Secondary Education, Reading Tests, Scores
Peer reviewedO'Donnell, Holly – Journal of Reading, 1980
Discusses materials in the ERIC system that offer definitions of basic skills, describe secondary basic skills programs, and provide competency standards and catalogs for basic skills. (MKM)
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Educational Objectives, Elementary Secondary Education, Information Sources
Peer reviewedSeymour, Dorothy Z. – Journal of Reading, 1979
Contends that the imposition of competence standards might compensate for the climate of permissiveness that allowed students to graduate from high school without having developed high school level skills in the basics. (DD)
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Basic Skills, Elementary Secondary Education, Minimum Competencies
Peer reviewedCassidy, Jack; Shanahan, Timothy – Journal of Reading, 1979
Describes how to select functional materials and techniques for teaching reading survival skills. (DD)
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Elementary Secondary Education, Functional Reading, Reading Material Selection
Peer reviewedMcDonald, Thomas F. – Journal of Reading, 1978
Argues that minimal competency tests will promote reading literacy. (MKM)
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Basic Skills, Educational Legislation, Legislation
Peer reviewedMaggio, Joseph B. – Journal of Reading, 1979
This parody of Coleridge's poem notes some of the problems involved in accepting federal funds for education. The governmental emphasis on innovational programs is given special treatment. (MKM)
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Educational Innovation, Elementary Secondary Education, Federal Aid
Peer reviewedSwiss, Thom – Journal of Reading, 1976
This second article in a two-part series reviews the literature in the Educational Resources Information Center (ERIC) on the Adult Performance Level (APL) project and other programs for adult education. (See CS 710 176) (KS)
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Programs, Adult Vocational Education, Basic Skills
