Vision and Literacy.

Thau, Andrea P.

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ERIC Number: EJ434202

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 1991

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Vision and Literacy.

Thau, Andrea P.

Journal of Reading, v35 n3 p196-99 Nov 1991

Reports on the first New York Literacy Vision Screening, which investigated whether illiterate adults enrolled in illiteracy programs might have undetected visual problems that were interfering with their quest for literacy. Finds a startling 66 percent with vision problems. (SR)

Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Adult Reading Programs, Adult Students, Illiteracy, Learning Problems, Reading Research, Vision, Vision Tests, Visual Impairments

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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