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Rosenbaum, Lynn – 1991
A weekly dance at a community center was used to develop a teachable moment for active senior citizens regarding fire safety, in order to reduce their injuries and possible loss of life. A target group of active senior citizens 70 years of age and older who frequent the weekly community center dance was established for the program. The program…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Programs, Adult Students, Attitude Change
Gillette, Tracy L. – 1991
A project developed a plan to improve oral reading in 12 mentally handicapped adults by stressing observation of punctuation marks, reading in phrases, using proper volume, and increasing confidence levels. Identifying the parts of a book and identifying new words were also included. The 12 students were reading below their potential, as shown by…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Reading Programs, Learning Activities, Mental Retardation
Schrader, Marvin A. – 1984
In an effort to determine the effectiveness of Lakeshore Technical Institute's (LTI's) Developmental/Remedial Reading Program, a comparative analysis was made of the grade point averages (GPA's) of 20 students who participated in the program and 24 students identified as having reading skills deficiences who did not participate in the program.…
Descriptors: Achievement Gains, Adult Reading Programs, Comparative Analysis, Grade Point Average
