ERIC Number: EJ1429280
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2024
Pages: 5
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Improving Reading Skills for Adult Learners with Dyslexia in Incarcerated Settings with The Noah Text®--New Century Program
Sarah Cacicio
Adult Literacy Education, v6 n1 p54-58 2024
Research shows that the vast majority of students who are diagnosed with learning disabilities in school are, in fact, dyslexic. Still, many students with dyslexia are not adequately identified, assessed, or supported with research-based interventions. Adults with dyslexia report struggling with reading difficulties from as early as kindergarten which impacts their learning experiences over the life span. Providing evidence-based instruction alongside supplementary digitally-mediated reading tools such as The Noah Text®--New Century program described in this article is critical for improving learning engagement and outcomes among adult learners with dyslexia, especially for the disproportionate number of learners with reading difficulties in incarcerated settings. Significant efforts are now underway to improve methods for diagnosing and treating dyslexia, including at the federal level. For example, in 2018, the First Step Act (FSA) was the first major criminal justice reform to recognize the need to identify and support adult learners with dyslexia as part of a broader effort to reduce recidivism by improving access to evidence-based educational and rehabilitative programming for justice-impacted individuals.
Descriptors: Dyslexia, Adult Learning, Correctional Institutions, Institutionalized Persons, Correctional Education, Reading Skills, Adults, Correctional Rehabilitation, Evidence Based Practice, Visual Learning, Cues, Word Recognition, Educational Technology, Technology Uses in Education, Reading Fluency, Males, Vocabulary Development, Program Effectiveness
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Adult Education
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Language: English
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