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Shaw, Donita Massengill; Berg, Margaret A. – Adult Basic Education and Literacy Journal, 2008
The purpose of this study was to evaluate the impact of an instructional spelling approach, Word Study, on the spelling ability of adults with limited literacy proficiency. Ten adults (five control and five experimental) were given the Developmental Spelling Assessment. The control participants received traditional spelling instruction, and the…
Descriptors: Experimental Groups, Spelling, Intervention, Phonics
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Underwood, Jean – Journal of Research in Reading, 2000
Presents evidence of learning outcomes in reading from the use of software incorporating two very different styles of learning, structured sub-skills tutoring (using an Integrated Learning System) versus free reading (using a talking book), but which both heavily exploit multimedia presentation. Shows that current debates about whole-word versus…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Computer Assisted Instruction, Elementary Education, Integrated Learning Systems