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Peer reviewedSabatini, 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
Download full textLeibert, 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
Boraks, Nancy; Richardson, Judy S. – Adult Literacy and Basic Education, 1985
This article contains eight principles for teaching the adult beginning reader. Each principle is based on classical, established, or new research and learning theory related to the adult reader. With each principle, a brief rationale for its development is presented and practical instructional strategies are indicated. (Author/CH)
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Reading Programs, Associative Learning, Beginning Reading
