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Efficiency in Word Reading of Adults: Ability Group Comparisons.
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Sabatini, John P. – Scientific Studies of Reading, 2002
Addresses the question of the role of general speed/rate of processing in reading impairment in adults. Compares 95 adults varying in word-recognition ability. Shows significant and pervasive speed/rate differences among groups, as well as differences in accuracy performance. (SG)
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Comparative Analysis, Reading Achievement
The Development of Informal Tests of Reading and the Analysis of the Reading Performance of Adults Attending Basic Education Classes. Final Report.
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Leibert, Robert E. – 1969
This project developed an informal reading test from adult basic education teaching materials and investigated reading performance at six levels among adults attending basic education classes. Graded word lists, readiness oral reading passages, and graded oral reading passages were administered to 37 adults. The six most discriminating word lists…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Informal Reading Inventories, Investigations, Reading Achievement