An Examination of the Basic Reading Skills of Incarcerated Males

Autor/inn/en	Shippen, Margaret E.; Houchins, David E.; Crites, Steven A.; Derzis, Nicholas C.; Patterson, Dashaunda
Titel	An Examination of the Basic Reading Skills of Incarcerated Males
Quelle	In: Adult Learning, 21 (2010) 3-4, S.4-12 (9 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1045-1595
Schlagwörter	Reading Comprehension; Institutionalized Persons; Correctional Institutions; Literacy; Reading Skills; Reading Instruction; Males; Criminals; Dropouts; Adults; Word Recognition; Racial Differences; Age Differences; Alabama; Woodcock Reading Mastery Test + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Leseverstehen; Jugendstrafvollzug; Alphabetisierung; Schreib- und Lesefähigkeit; Reading skill; Lesefertigkeit; Leseunterricht; Male; Männliches Geschlecht; Straftäter; Drop-out; Drop-outs; Dropout; Early leavers; Schulversagen; Worterkennung; Rassenunterschied; Age; Difference; Age difference; Altersunterschied
Abstract	One of the most common characteristics prison inmates typically share is unsuccessful educational experiences including dropping out of school, repeating grades, and not gaining basic literacy skills. The most recent National Assessment of Adult Prison Literacy Survey (NAAPLS) by the U.S. Department of Education indicates that large disparities in reading skills exist between U.S. prisoners and adults in U.S. households. Understanding basic reading levels of inmates is important in determining where to start with basic reading instruction and pre-GED skills. The purpose of this study was to assess the reading skills of adult male prisoners in a medium security prison in Alabama. The basic reading skills assessed included: (a) word identification; (b) word attack, and; (c) reading comprehension. Results indicate significant differences in reading skills of inmates by race and age. (Contains 4 tables.) (ERIC).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10