You can get the book upon which my training is based: "Applying Research
in Reading Instruction for Adults: First Steps for Teachers" (McShane,
2005) by calling Ed Pubs at 1-800-228-8813, or emailing
edpubs at inet.ed.gov

 

The National Institute for Literacy has lots of other resources online
at www.nifl.gov/  (and available from Ed Pubs). You and others may
already be aware of these, but just in case some readers are not, I do
want to suggest the following:

 

o      What is Scientifically Based Research? (Fall 2005)

o      Report of the National Reading Panel: Teaching Children to Read

o      Research-Based Principles for Adult Basic Education Reading
Instruction (Fall 2002)

o      Teaching Adults to Read (Fall 2005) (This is a shorter version of
the Researched-Based Principles book)

 

Just click on publications on the site, www.nifl.gov
<http://www.nifl.gov/> 

 

Also check out the NCSALL web site for information about the Adult
Reading Components Study (ARCS). Check research briefs under
publications at http://www.ncsall.net/index.php?id=15

for the ARCS research brief (Strucker & Davidson). Another interesting
article you'll find there is "The Relationship of the Components of
Reading to Performance on the International Adult Literacy Survey
(Strucker, Yamamoto, & Kirsch). 

 

For more information on he ARCS and some free assessments, check out the
Institute's "Assessment Strategies and Reading Profiles" site:
http://www.nifl.gov/readingprofiles/

 

I hope this is helpful. Get in touch with me at smcshane at famlit.org if
you want to talk about any of this. We've done a couple of projects
involving diagnostic reading assessment and would be happy to share our
experiences.

________________________________

From: professionaldevelopment-bounces at nifl.gov
[mailto:professionaldevelopment-bounces at nifl.gov] On Behalf Of
McLaughlin, Deborah
Sent: Thursday, April 03, 2008 11:59 AM
To: The Adult Literacy Professional Development Discussion List
Subject: [ProfessionalDevelopment 2054] Re: Adult Reading
COABEPre-conferencesession

 

For those of us who aren't going to St. Louis, is there any chance you
can post links & resources regarding the reading research? I'm very
interested in this, and am right in the middle of a planning process to
develop a reading assessment system that all of our faculty will use. We
want the system to be well-grounded in research.

 

Debbie McLaughlin 
Director of Basic & Transitional Studies 
Seattle Central Community College 
206.587.4142 

 

 

________________________________

From: professionaldevelopment-bounces at nifl.gov
[mailto:professionaldevelopment-bounces at nifl.gov] On Behalf Of Susan
McShane
Sent: Thursday, April 03, 2008 8:36 AM
To: professionaldevelopment at nifl.gov; The Family Literacy Discussion
List
Subject: [ProfessionalDevelopment 2053] Adult Reading COABE
Pre-conferencesession

Greetings!

 

If you're interested in adult literacy, you may want to attend the
pre-conference session I'll be presenting at the COABE conference in St.
Louis on Monday, April 28th. It's titled, Adult Reading Instruction:
Research-Based Strategies for Meeting Varied Needs. 

Have you ever wondered why some adult learners struggle with their class
work--why they "give up" quickly or make little progress over time?
This session offers a brief overview of the research, focusing on common
reading problems.  Research suggests that one source of difficulty may
be a deficit that isn't reflected in a TABE or CASAS test score.  This
training introduces the components of reading that may contribute to a
reading problem: alphabetic skills, fluency, vocabulary, and
comprehension.  It also introduces common reader profiles identified by
research and suggests resources for initial diagnostic assessment.
Finally, participants learn and practice a selection of research-based
instructional strategies for addressing adults' needs in the
reading-component areas.

This full-day training is sponsored by the National Center for Family
Literacy. 

To learn more about the conference, check out the web page at
http://www.coabeconference.org/ 

To register you can go directly to
http://www.coabeconference.org/form.html 

I'm looking forward to a stimulating, interactive session. Please come,
so we can all learn more about addressing this important need!

 

See you in St. Louis,

 

Susan

 

 

Susan McShane

National Center for Family Literacy

502-584-1133, Ext. 175

 

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