Try this: Create or select a math worksheet that can be displayed and edited
on your computer. Highlight everything. Change the font to "Symbol." Is it
any harder to use now? (Make a decoder by writing the alphabet, numbers, and
math symbols in the original font then changing that to "Symbol." You will
see that the numbers and most of the math operators are still the same. Only
the letters used to write the WORDS will change.)

Or, an even simpler experiment: Turn a math book upside down, read a
chapter, then do all the exercises, writing your answers upside down.

Mary G. Beheler
Tri-State Literacy
455 Ninth Street
Huntington, WV 25701
304 528-5700, ext 156
  -----Original Message-----
  From: assessment-bounces at nifl.gov [mailto:assessment-bounces at nifl.gov]On
Behalf Of Pinder Naidu
  Sent: Tuesday, August 28, 2007 1:21 PM
  To: Assessment at nifl.gov
  Subject: [Assessment 897] Reading math textbooks


  Hello All:

  I am a PhD student in math education taking a adult education class and
have some questions for you.

  Does anyone on the list know of any work being done assessing adult
learners ability to read and comprehend math text books?

  I'd also like to know what effect this has on exam results?

  Does the ability to read interfere with success with numeracy?

  Thanks. Pinder Naidu (GSU student)
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