Reading fluency has been identified as a critical competency for reading success. Accurate
and automatic word recognition, one component of fluency, is normally assessed through …

In this chapter, we examine child‐focused reading models to better understand how they
might apply to challenges in cognitive processing associated with low literacy in adults. We …

This report considers the science of adult literacy acquisition, with the goal of identifying
principles that may improve the effectiveness of adult literacy programs. We define literacy …

This quasi-experimental study explored the impact of a seven-week intervention in
reciprocal teaching (RT) on improving pre-service English-as-a-foreign-language (EFL) …

Research on the effectiveness of read aloud protocols to develop EFL fluency has mostly
had positive outcomes. However, the impact of these types of interventions in intermediate …

The aim of the present study was to investigate the effect of a short period, 15 sessions, of
reading interventions in a sample of adult forensic psychiatric patients: 61 patients with …

CURRENT PRACTICE IN USING A SYSTEM OF PHONICS WITH POST-16 LEARNERS Page
1 CURRENT PRACTICE IN USING A SYSTEM OF PHONICS WITH POST-16 LEARNERS …

In this introduction to the handbook, the editor discusses several definitions of literacy found
in the literature, defines the population of interest, and summarizes the content of the …

There is not a great body of research that exists exploring literacy self-efficacy perceptions of
teachers through a qualitative lens, and it was noted that the voices of teachers were …

The purpose of this study was to examine teachers' levels of mobile device implementation
and any measured differences in English Language Learners'(ELLs') performance in each …