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Peer reviewedVacca, Richard T.; Vacca, Jo Anne L. – Journal of Reading, 1981
Suggests that competency reading programs should be based on a definition of functional reading that applies reading skills to real-life tasks, that materials should be real and timely, and that activities should center on finding meaning. (MKM)
Descriptors: Functional Reading, Minimum Competencies, Minimum Competency Testing, Reading Comprehension
McNeil, John D.; Morimoto, Takiko – 1980
A study of the relation between the reading competencies for high school graduation and the reading demands of auto mechanics began with determining job reading tasks of auto mechanics. Fifty auto mechanics, the majority of them bilinguals, were interviewed. From this data about the kinds of information mechanics get from reading and with copies…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Auto Mechanics, Functional Reading, Graduation Requirements
