Search Results - "Adult basic education and literacy journal"

Dynamic Indicators of Basic Early Literacy Skills: An Effective Tool to Assess Adult Literacy Students? by Binder, Katherine S, Snyder, Melissa A, Ardoin, Scott P, Morris, Robin K

“…This study examined the reliability and validity of administering Dynamic Indicators of Basic Early Literacy Skills (DIBELS) to adult basic education (ABE)…”
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Assessment and Instruction of Oral Reading Fluency among Adults with Low Literacy by Mellard, Daryl, Woods, Kari, Fall, Emily

“…We statistically examined the oral reading fluency of 295 adults with low literacy by analyzing total words read per minute and word error rates. We identified…”
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Integrating Social-Humanist and Cognitive Approaches to Adult Literacy by Muth, Bill

“…This study addresses the age-old problem of integrating personal and disciplinary purposes for learning. Two groups of educators participated in online…”
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Career Pathways for a Productive and Self-Reliant Workforce: A To-Do List for Adult Educators by Jurmo, Paul

“…The adult basic education field in the United States is now being encouraged to shift to a "career pathways" orientation by policy research organizations,…”
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Family Literacy Funding Reductions and Work-First Welfare Policies: Adaptations and Consequences in Family Literacy Programs by Prins, Esther, Gungor, Ramazan

“…This article examines the consequences of two concurrent policy changes for family literacy programs in Pennsylvania: (1) the transition from federal (Even…”
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Understanding the Experiences of Adult Learners: Content Analysis of Focus Group Data by Zacharakis, Jeff, Steichen, Marie, Diaz de Sabates, Gabriela, Glass, Dianne

“…In this qualitative research study, we sought to better understand the experiences of adult learners in adult education centers. We conducted eight focus…”
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Seven Sets of Evidence-Based Skills for Successful Literacy Performance by White, Sheida

“…Very often, we understand differences in literacy performance exclusively in terms of the skills that individuals bring to the literacy tasks they face…”
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Adults' Dual Roles as Student and Teacher in the Literacy Development of Their Children by Santos, Rose Anna, Alfred, Mary V

“…The purpose of this case study was to investigate the home literacy practices of parents who take on dual roles as both teachers of literacy to their children…”
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Making it visible: an exploration of how adult education participation informs parent involvement in education for school-age children by Shiffman, Catherine Dunn

“…This article explores the connections between adult education participation and parent involvement in children's education--connections identified during an…”
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Transitioning the GED[R] Mathematics Test to Computer with and without Accommodations: A Pilot Project by Patterson, Margaret Becker, Higgins, Jennifer, Bozman, Martha, Katz, Michael

“…We conducted a pilot study to see how the GED Mathematics Test could be administered on computer with embedded accessibility tools. We examined test scores and…”
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Cell Phones in the Classroom? Yes by Gaer, Susan

“…The author has been using mobile phones actively in her adult education classes for the last two years. She has found that, with a bit of cell phone etiquette,…”
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Successful Transitions to Higher Education: A look at Maine's College Transitions Initiative by Ruff, Lois A

“…The Maine Center for Workforce Research and Information's website reports a 36% loss of jobs in the manufacturing sector from 2000 to 2010 (over 28,500 jobs)…”
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Examining Reading Comprehension in Adult Literacy by Jacobson, Erik

“…In this article, I use a literature review to examine the nature of reading comprehension in adult literacy practice. I suggest that we need to better…”
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Promoting Learner Engagement Using Multiple Intelligences and Choice-Based Instruction by Gardner, Hillary

“…In 2006, this author decided to make multiple intelligences (MI)-inspired "activity menus" a regular part of her ESOL/Civics classes. She first tried this…”
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Competition as a Successful Motivator for Emergent Writers in Correctional Education ESL by Gardner, Susanne

“…Correctional Education provides an opportunity to use instructional methodologies that may not be appropriate for mainstream education classes. It is important…”
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Spelling Lessons: A Step toward Recuperation from Educational Distress by Friesen, Helen Lepp

“…Although this author had experience teaching postsecondary academic writing, she had never done one-on-one tutoring. Therefore, One-on-One Literacy trained her…”
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A Community Cultural Wealth Approach to Latina/Latino Parent Involvement: The Promise of Family Literacy by Larrotta, Clarena, Yamamura, Erica K

“…Building on Freire's (1970) emancipatory learning theory and Yosso's (2005) community cultural wealth (CCW) approach, this article examines parents'…”
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The Ideological Production of Learner Identities in the World outside/inside the Classroom: Language Learning, Consumption, and National Belonging by Ullman, Char

“…Adult education ESOL teachers usually know a lot about learners' lives inside the classroom, but they are less aware of learners' lives outside that space…”
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Promoting Health Literacy through GED Testing by Golbeck, Amanda L, LaBonty, Jan, Paschal, Angelia M, Harris, Margaret, Ryan, Kerry E, Molgaard, Craig A

“…Using the World Health Organization definition of health for reference and a diverse group of raters, we sought to determine the following about the 931…”
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Adults Living with Limited Literacy and Chronic Illness: Patient Education Experiences by King, Judy, Taylor, Maurice C

“…The purpose of this study was to investigate how Canadian adults living with limited literacy and chronic illness made meaning of their patient education…”
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