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Deagle, Elena; D'Amico, Miranda – International Journal of Disability, Development and Education, 2016
The current study is a qualitative analysis of the results of a literacy skills intervention with a group comprising of three individuals with Down syndrome and three individuals with other developmental disabilities. The intervention was developed to address the concern that individuals in this population are often only exposed to functional…
Descriptors: Adults, Developmental Disabilities, Literacy, Literacy Education
Brown, Rexford; Bowditch, Deborah – 1979
Results of a 1977 assessment of the reading abilities of approximately 1,250 adults (26 to 35 years old) are reported in this paper and are compared with results of a similar assessment made in 1971. After discussing a typical comprehension exercise used in the assessment, the paper presents the materials and multiple choice questions used in…
Descriptors: Adult Literacy, Adults, Educational Assessment, Functional Literacy