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Peer reviewedSticht, Thomas G.; And Others – Reading Research Quarterly, 1972
Project REALISTIC, sponsored by the Department of the Army under contract with the Human Resources Research Organization (HumRRO), was designed to determine functional literacy levels for selected military jobs having civilian counterparts. (MM)
Descriptors: Adult Literacy, Functional Literacy, Reading Ability, Reading Research
Peer reviewedBristow, Page Simpson; Leslie, Lauren – Reading Research Quarterly, 1988
Examines the validity of oral reading accuracy and comprehension as indicators of difficulty for functionally illiterate adults and the feasibility of using four less commonly measured variables as additional indicators of difficulty. Indicates that accuracy and comprehension are valid indicators of difficulty. Rate and miscue quality are strong…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Literacy, Basal Reading, Discriminant Analysis
