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Appendix D: Search Procedures and Reviewed Studies of Adult Literacy Instruction
Appendix D: Search Procedures and Reviewed Studies of Adult Literacy Instruction
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Adult Basic and Secondary Education: Effectiveness Studies of Literacy Instruction Section 2. Adult Basic and Secondary Education: Effectiveness Studies of Literacy Instruction with Eng lish Language Learners Section 3.
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Searches were conducted using the following single or crossed search terms: adult literacy, adult literacy instruction, literacy education, adult education, adult basic education, adult students, adults, reading instruction, decoding (reading) , reading comprehension, reading processes, writing instruction, intervention, teaching methods, instructional effectiveness, program effectiveness, adult basic skills, adult secondary education, General Educational Development, GED, high school equivalency programs, community-based organizations, community colleges, prison, workplace, correctional, health, housing, English language learners, second language learners, second language learning, English as a Second Language (ESL)
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Most of the discarded references were assessment or instructional studies with adults with reading disabilities but not low literacy and studies of instruction with adult literacy populations outside the United States. (A parallel review was conducted to identify practices used in literacy programs for low-literate adults in other countries.
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task: find main idea. Finding: Treatment group increased 25%, control 3% IMPROVING ADULT HEALTH LITERACY INSTRUCTION (p <.01)
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* comprehension assisted students, assignment, pre- designed instruction workplace post, treatment measures of based on literacy program control.
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. Transfer: 3 students showed high improvement on TOWL measure, 1 decreased; 3 of the 4 students took and passed IMPROVING ADULT HEALTH LITERACY INSTRUCTION
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Sight word Uses children's N = 1, recruited Single-subject Beginning and No pre-post APPENDIX D recognition picture books from parent case study. ending data with data.
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Language 12-hour training N = 132, ages Pre-experimental: Standardized No control/ Johnson (1982) recognition, experience in language 13-71, below 5th 1 group pretest- word-recognition comparison vocabulary, approach: Tutor experience, grade reading posttest design and vocabulary group reading transcribes directed reading level, included tests, listening comprehension students' techniques, and unspecified comprehension dictated record-keeping number of prison subtest of material, uses inmates published as text for informal reading reading inventory, comprehension.
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Sight word Teaches N = 27, ages 17- Pre-experimental: Woodcock– No control (2006) recognition, concept of 63, reading level 1 group pretest- Johnson group fluency, reading genre, provides grades 3-5 posttest design, subtests, Boston comprehension silent reading for standardized Naming Test, most of class reading tests Peabody Picture session, teacher Vocabulary Test.
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measures test job Instruction reading and embedded in writing skills. simulations of IMPROVING ADULT HEALTH LITERACY INSTRUCTION
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MacArthur and Written Strategy taught: N = 3, ages 40- Multiple baseline Experimental Design does Lembo (2009) expression Brainstorm, take 44, 8th grade across writing measures not permit a side, get it reading level or participants with (1)
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Students sort unusual sample: posttest design reading tests, Standardized words based on Most employed and informal reading common in professional published measure orthographic jobs, some had spelling shows ceiling features. college or inventory.
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to random multisensory grades 5-7 Finding: Reading assignment, method uses reading levels comprehension may be quasi auditory, visual, subtest: experimental tactile, treatment group design, not kinesthetic and gained 7 stated how motor inputs. months, control controls Learners listen group gained 5 selected.
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answers content IMPROVING ADULT HEALTH LITERACY INSTRUCTION Groups of 10-15 questions
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Reading Classroom N = 181, health Pre-experimental: Reading comprehension, instruction in care aides in 24 1 group pretest- comprehension vocabulary, job-related classrooms in posttest design, (generic and job writing vocabulary, workplace standardized and related) and summarizing literacy program experimental writing (job written concepts, in 5 urban literacy tests related)
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recall. Groups of 4 or 5, IMPROVING ADULT HEALTH LITERACY INSTRUCTION outside
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cooperative setting Reading Test, superior to other learning or comprehension, 2 groups on community vocabulary, and comprehension building. total scores and total score Compared to no treatment control.
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Standardized reading test: APPENDIX D Reading correcting N = 14 tutees, reading test: Several subtests Decoding and errors, "firming N = 13 tutors. Several subtests of Woodcock Laubach up" (undefined)
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441 APPENDIX D SECTION 2. ADULT BASIC AND SECONDARY EDUCATION: EFFECTIVENESS STUDIES OF LITERACY INSTRUCTION WITH ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERS The studies of literacy instruction with English language learners were obtained using identical criteria as those in Section I
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in class IMPROVING ADULT HEALTH LITERACY INSTRUCTION
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Authors was secondary to reading programs in 3 posttest design. Finding: No suggest oral English workplace signs, work sites who Standardized, statistically reading test did language instructions, completed pre- multiple-choice significant not relate well improvement)
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. Searches included the following individual key words and various combinations of cross terms: reading, writing, literacy, adult, instruction, intervention, adult readers, adult reading development, adult literacy instruction, literacy education, adult education, adult basic education, adult secondary education, adult students, decoding, reading comprehension, reading processes, writing instruction, struggling adult reader, teaching methods, instructional effectiveness, program effectiveness, adult basic skills, basic writing (college)
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: social, political and economic reading and discussing critical literacy. issues in text; become active provocative texts.
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exposure to "literate environment" IMPROVING ADULT HEALTH LITERACY INSTRUCTION
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Literature review Workplace literacy Not reported Flexible, innovative, and high Pedagogy should be N/A Functional-context program skilled; use technical and informed by conceptualizing approach to workplace interpersonal skills; shifted workplace as community of literacy replaced by definition of "good worker" practice; identify and focus social practices on actual culture of the site; framework. give workers self determination; "authentic pedagogy" with communicative tasks related to roles and identities.
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Diehl (2004) Description ESL class Not reported Not reported At request of learners' N/A N/A presentations by health educators; integrate health literacy with class work.
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(1994) ways -- changing practices central to learning process; in program activities, and program, the more they not just skills; build collaborative and practices outside will take responsibility confidence; increase job constructed; writing based program; improved writing for own learning.
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Community-based 5 community- 46 low-level Study the links between Not reported Identified and prioritized N/A participatory based literacy literacy students, health and literacy. actions to improve research programs 7 focus groups, 64 practices and policies health addressing health literacy professionals needs of the target working with low- population.
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Worked toward clarity actions to address IMPROVING ADULT HEALTH LITERACY INSTRUCTION
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Houp (2009) Case study Not reported Not reported Counter the notion of the Student narratives based on Learner-centered Learner-centered productivity imperative in life experiences help curriculum can be literacy adult literacy that impeded reoriented and focus on integrated with traditional student centeredness.
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Assume researchers, writing. workplace literacy is needed.
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Graduation rates TF: Adult learning after Find a job. student interaction.
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successful LD interests, experiences and adults goals; have expectations for learning, scaffold teaching, know learners modality strengths and weaknesses, teach mnemonic devices, metacognitive strategies, commit necessary time, use technology to support learning, provide immediate, continuous and substantive feedback, problem-based learning, establish effective organizational strategies. Perin and Case study: ABE Case study Seeing research-based Use Orton-Gillingham, When the chart is the Teachers have Greenberg Observations, program reading instruction in action scope and sequence chart basis of reading considerable training (2007)
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Students log when they see or hear the words, words are posted around the room to encourage use. Robinson-Geller Literature review ABE 19 long-time Not reported Individualized Group No research exists on IGI is a management (2007)
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Dimensions: teacher, teaching, curriculum, context. Teacher is engaged in teaching, reflective, willing and able to IMPROVING ADULT HEALTH LITERACY INSTRUCTION
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N/A knowledge, invested in Year in Review. -- 2 major Activities that learning process. Integrate writing tasks.
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Sissel (1996) Not reported Not reported Not reported Not only to read words but to Focus on more than N/A N/A use text to interpret the world.
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Implement and practice new skills; use it or lose it. Need to collaboratively plan program IMPROVING ADULT HEALTH LITERACY INSTRUCTION
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struggling readers and positive attitude toward and academically safe positive attitude about gives real reason to reading to encourage more environment, provide reading, builds self- practice, receive reading thus improving choices, focus on clear and esteem. More than 1,600 feedback, and take reading skills.
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Toso et al. Participatory Family literacy Not reported Parent leadership influence Parent advisory council More likely to complete N/A (2009)
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Basic Education Citizenship Schools -- Reading Instruction on common denominator was the grounds that it respect, shared knowledge, excludes aspects of and social–political project development and that is of consequence to practices that have IMPROVING ADULT HEALTH LITERACY INSTRUCTION
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learning. semesters Willans and Individual and group Transitions to 9 students Not reported Draws on past learning Transformation from too TF: Adult learning Seary (2007)
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The main search was limited to the years 19902010 but augmented by a few key sources published earlier. The ERIC, Education Full Text, and ProQuest Digital Dissertations & Theses databases were searched using the following primary and crossed terms: developmental education, developmental studies programs, developmental programs, developmental reading, developmental writing, remedial instruction, basic skills, intervention, teaching methods, career and technical education, technical education, vocational education, vocational training, career preparation, occupational education, remedial reading, remedial writing, literacy, academic skills, reading, reading instruction, reading comprehension, writing, writing instruction, academically underprepared students, remedial students, remedial courses, remedial instruction, college, community college, 2-year college, higher education, young adults, college students, best practices, intervention, learning disabilities, reading disabilities, dyslexia, English language learners, English as a second language, ESL, limited English speaking, English (second language)
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(2001) skills fluency and Strategies:" individualized reading scores, experimental, not Reading Test reading tutoring in conjunction with enrolled in stated how (grade comprehen- content course (biology)
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assigned in higher Comparison: freshman compa N = 66 orientation. groups students in orientation IMPROVING ADULT HEALTH LITERACY INSTRUCTION course who passed placement test.
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4 yr development Burgess Meaning Supplement Inferential and critical reading comprehension skills. N = 28 students Quantitative: teacher-made quizzes; discussion (2009)
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education course in College Assistance Migrant program, 4-yr C Effectiveness Studies of Literacy Instruction with English Language Learners Theoretical Instructional Research Design/ Reference Framework Goals Practice and Skill Emphasis Participants Method Measures Rochford Meaning Infuse test One-session workshop to Treatment Quasi- ACT Writing Signif (2003)
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. Developing learners' reading skills in adult basic education programs.
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2. Adult Basic and Secondary Education: Effectiveness Studies of Literacy Instruction with English Language Learners Condelli, L., Wrigley, H., and Yoon, K
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Adult Basic Education and Literacy Journal, 3(2)
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A case study of computer-assisted instruction for adults participating in an adult education program. Adult Basic Education, 11(3)
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Adult Basic Education and Literacy Journal, 2(1)
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Community College Journal of Research and Practice, 31(2)
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