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The Effects of Listening While Reading and Repeated Reading on the Reading Fluency of Adult Learners
Winn, Beth D.; Skinner, Christopher H.; Oliver, Renee; Hale, Andrea D.; Ziegler, Mary – Journal of Adolescent & Adult Literacy, 2006
Much research has validated procedures to enhance reading fluency in children and adolescents, but more is needed to determine whether such procedures work with adults who have deficits in reading skills. A within-subjects design was used to evaluate and compare the effects of listening while reading (LWR) and repeated readings (RR) on reading…
Descriptors: Adult Students, Adult Learning, Adult Basic Education, Reading Fluency
Mellard, Daryl F.; Anderson, Gretchen – National Commission on Adult Literacy (NJ1), 2007
Adult secondary education learners approach the goal of college-level postsecondary education through three assessment gateways: (a) measures of adult education program learning gains, (b) a high-school equivalency exam, and (c) college placement tests. On the surface, the assessments in this sequence might appear to work in concert and point…
Descriptors: College Curriculum, Adult Education, Adult Learning, School Readiness

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