Hi Andrew - right you are!  Here are the resources from Tom you
mentioned.  Enjoy!

Marie Cora
Assessment Discussion List Moderator
*****

Re: Assessing adult literacy by telephone. The following paper from NCES
can be downloaded at the NCES web site. It reviews literature on the use
of telephones to assess literacy and other cognitive skills.
(http://nces.ed.gov/pubsearch/pubsinfo.asp?pubid=200006)

See also the following two papers:

Sticht, T., Hofstetter, R., and Hofstetter, C. (1996). Assessing adult
literacy by telephone.  Journal of Literacy Research, 28, 525-559.

Hofstetter, R., Sticht, T., and Hofstetter, C. (1999). Knowledge,
literacy and power. Communication Research, 26, 58-80.

Tom Sticht



Title:
	Using Telephone and Mail Surveys as a Supplement or Alternative
to Door-to-Door Surveys in the Assessment of Adult Literacy

Description:	This paper discusses the use of telephone surveys as a
substitute for, or addition to, the use of door-to-door surveys in
assessing adult literacy ability. Part 1 addresses issues of validity in
adult literacy assessment. Part 2 is a review of related research that
has used telephone and mail surveys to assess the cognitive abilities of
adults. Part 3 discusses the theoretical model of literacy that the
National Assessments of Adult Literacy (NAAL) and International Adult
Literacy Survey (IALS) have used and how that model can be modified to
incorporate a developmental and componential model of literacy that also
includes the oral language aspects of literacy given in the Adult
Education and Family Literacy Act of 1998. Finally, Part 4 addresses
several issues about the use of telephone and mail surveys, including
concerns about using these survey methods in such a way as to make
continuity in trend data from previous surveys of adult literacy
possible. Online Availability:
	Download, view and print the report as a pdf file.  (301KB)



-----Original Message-----
From: assessment-bounces at nifl.gov [mailto:assessment-bounces at nifl.gov]
On Behalf Of Andrew Pleasant
Sent: Tuesday, February 06, 2007 7:26 PM
To: The Assessment Discussion List
Subject: [Assessment 641] Re: Telephone assessment of literacy?

Hi,

Thomas Schticht wrote a very nice analysis published as a NCES working
paper titled "Using Telephone and Mail Surveys as a Supplement or
Alternative to Door-to-Door Surveys in the Assessment of Adult
Literacy"  I dont' have the URL right at hand, but a Google search
with the title should find it for you.

Andrew Pleasant


On 2/6/07, Marie Cora <marie.cora at hotspurpartners.com> wrote:

> Hi Daphne and everyone,

>

> The request is for a tool that can be used as a reading assessment,

but

> that can be administered via the telephone for purposes of a larger

> study.

>

> Marie

>

>

> -----Original Message-----

> From: assessment-bounces at nifl.gov [mailto:assessment-bounces at nifl.gov]

> On Behalf Of Daphne Greenberg

> Sent: Tuesday, February 06, 2007 3:08 PM

> To: Assessment at nifl.gov

> Subject: [Assessment 638] Re: Telephone assessment of literacy?

>

> What aspect of literacy are you trying to measure?

>

> >>> "Marie Cora" <marie.cora at hotspurpartners.com> 2/6/2007 12:57 PM

> >>>

> Hi everyone,

>

> Does anyone know of a literacy assessment that can be administered via

> phone?

>

> Thanks,

> Marie

>

> Marie Cora

>  <mailto:marie.cora at hotspurpartners.com>

marie.cora at hotspurpartners.com

>

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