John Sabatini|Jane Shore|Steven Holtzman|Hollis S. Scarborough
Relative Effectiveness of Reading Intervention Programs for Adults With Low Literacy
Educational Testing Service|Educational Testing Service|Educational Testing Service|Haskins Laboratories|Kennedy Krieger Institute
compare efficacy instructional programs adult learners basic reading skills seventh grade level 300 adults randomly assigned one three supplementary tutoring programs designed strengthen decoding fluency skills gains examined 148 adult students completed program three intervention programs based adapted instructional programs shown benefit children reading levels similar adult sample program varied relative emphasis basic decoding versus reading fluency instruction repeated measures manova confirmed small moderate reading gains pre posttesting across battery targeted reading measures significant relative differences across interventions additional 152 participants failed complete intervention differed initially persisted implications future research adult literacy instruction discussed