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Peer reviewedFinlay, Ann; Harrison, Colin – Journal of Reading, 1992
Examines current Adult Basic Education teaching and assessment methods in the United Kingdom and the United States to help define what constitutes success in adult basic literacy tuition. (SR)
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Foreign Countries, Literature Reviews
Peer reviewedWagaw, Teshome G. – Journal of Reading, 1978
Over twenty years of attempts to provide instruction in adult literacy skills have accomplished very little in the country of Ethiopia. (MKM)
Descriptors: Adult Literacy, Foreign Countries, Functional Literacy, Literacy
Peer reviewedHarrison, Colin – Journal of Reading, 1986
Examines the practical side of readablility in the United Kingdom as well as some theoretical considerations focused on research on text difficulty, microcomputer prediction of difficulty, validity of cloze procedure, and the effect when students rewrite textbook prose. (HOD)
Descriptors: Cloze Procedure, Foreign Countries, Layout (Publications), Readability
Peer reviewedJournal of Reading, 1982
Reports the results of a survey of 82 schools in South Australia and 40 schools in the United States concerning their use of paraprofessionals in their reading/tutoring programs. (FL)
Descriptors: Attitude Measures, Elementary Secondary Education, Foreign Countries, Paraprofessional School Personnel
Peer reviewedDowning, John; Morris, Bert – Journal of Reading, 1984
Describes a model for reading--ERICA (Effective Reading in Content Areas)--that consists of four stages: preparing, thinking through, extracting and organizing, and translating. (HOD)
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Cognitive Mapping, Content Area Reading, Context Clues
