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 An Overview of Medical and Public Health Literature Addressing Literacy Issues: An Annotat...
NCSALL Reports #14 January 2000 22 However, when asked to estimate their own reading ability, 76% of the sample reported reading “very well” or “well.” Because the REALM tests only word recognition skills, it is suggested that actual reading comprehen...
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NCSALL Reports #14 January 2000 22 However, when asked to estimate their own reading ability, 76% of the sample reported reading “very well” or “well.” Because the REALM tests only word recognition skills, it is suggested that actual reading comprehension skills are likely to be even lower than shown by the data. Recommends that clinicians practicing in settings with high rates of low literacy be aware of the incongruities
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NCSALL Reports #14 January 2000 22 However, when asked to estimate their own reading ability, 76% <span class="highlight">of</span> the <span class="highlight">sample</span> reported reading “very well” or “well.” Because the REALM tests only word <span class="highlight">recognition</span> skills, it is suggested that actual reading comprehension skills are likely to be even lower than shown by the data. Recommends that clinicians practicing in settings with high rates <span class="highlight">of</span> low literacy be aware <span class="highlight">of</span> the incongruities
Welfare, Jobs and Basic Skills: The Employment Prospects of Welfare Recipients in the Most...
difficult. As noted above, for poor single mothers without an automobile, the county may be a more appropriate definition of a labor market. Literacy estimates We estimate the literacy level of TANF recipients in the 75 most populous counties and the District of Columbia usin...
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difficult. As noted above, for poor single mothers without an automobile, the county may be a more appropriate definition of a labor market. Literacy estimates We estimate the literacy level of TANF recipients in the 75 most populous counties and the District of Columbia using data from the 1992 National Adult Literacy Survey (NALS) and the Public Use Microdata Sample of 1990 U.S. Census of Population and Housing. The federal government conducted the NALS to document the literacy levels of the adult population of
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difficult. As noted above, for poor single mothers without an automobile, the county may be a more appropriate definition <span class="highlight">of</span> a labor market. Literacy estimates We estimate the literacy level <span class="highlight">of</span> TANF recipients in the 75 most populous counties and the District <span class="highlight">of</span> Columbia <span class="highlight">using</span> data from the 1992 National Adult Literacy Survey (NALS) and the Public Use Microdata <span class="highlight">Sample</span> <span class="highlight">of</span> 1990 U.S. Census <span class="highlight">of</span> Population and Housing. The federal government conducted the NALS to document the literacy levels <span class="highlight">of</span> the adult population <span class="highlight">of</span>
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