The impact of a reading intervention for low-literate adult ESL learners

Corporate Name: National Center for Education Evaluation and Regional Assistance (U.S.), Institute of Education Sciences

Publisher: U.S. Department of Education

Published At: Washington, DC

Date Published: December 2010

Distributor: ED Pubs, Education Publications Center, U.S. Department of Education

Source Address: P.O. Box 22207

Source City/State/Zip: Alexandria VA 22304

Phone: 1-877-4ED-pubs

Material Type: Government Document

Intended Audience: General

Physical Media: Print

Physical Description: xxi + 60 p. + appendices A - F

Subjects: Adult Literacy; English (Second Language); Adult Basic Education; Reading Instruction

Abstract:
This is a report on a study of a specific reading intervention for low-literate adult ESL learners. The intervention studied was the basal reader Sam and Pat, Volume I, published by Thomson-Heinle (2006).

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