Looking through an adolescent literacy lens at the narrow view of reading.

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Reading Comprehension Strategies for Adult Literacy Outcomes.

Although research on improving child literacy is converging, no such body of research exists for adult literacy. Yet the need is no less significant. This study extends the knowledge garnered with younger populations by determining the reading comprehension strategies most important to adults' success on adult literacy outcome measures and aligning them with previously researched interventions....

Designing reading tasks to maximise vocabulary learning

Most vocabulary learning should occur incidentally through listening and reading. This is one of the  reasons  why  a  substantial  extensive  reading  program  is  an  important  part  of  an  English course.  Extensive  reading  requires  the  learners  to  do  large quantities  of  reading  using  material that  is  at  the  right  level  for  them.  Vocabulary  learning  occurs  through  th...

Adolescent Literacy: Wordy Study with Middle and High School Students

Literacy is an increasingly important factor as schools focus on improving student achievement. Literacy skills in reading and writing are critical components needed for both access to the general curriculum and for successful academic achievement. A key component of reading and writing is word identification, a skill deficit for many adolescent students with learning disabilities. This article...

The case for the narrow view of reading.

PURPOSE This prologue reiterates the case for the narrow view of reading as a solution to the persistently high levels of reading failure that occurs in our schools and provides a brief summary of the 5 response articles. METHOD The arguments that support the narrow view of reading are presented and the respondents are introduced. CONCLUSION Although the contributors to this clinical forum ...