Contents tagged with Adult Literacy
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Tina Peters
Institution: Northern Lakes College
City: La Crete
State: Alberta
I came to Canada on May 24, 2007. I am a single mom with three children, and my uncle met us at the airport in Edmonton. We stayed with them in La Crete until I was able to rent a place.
In … more
Grade Level: Adult Ed
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Reading Horizons Review: Walter J. Peach, Ph.D.
Institution: Georgia Southern College
City: Atlanta
State: Georgia
Job Title: Associate Professor
Having worked with the Reading Horizons materials for over six years and researched the effectiveness of Reading Horizons with all types of special learners, it is a pleasure for me to first applaud … more
Grade Level: Adult Ed
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Reading Horizons Review: Merrill Argyle
Institution: Davis Applied Technology College
City: Kaysville
State: Utah
Grade Level: Adult Ed
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Reading Horizons Review: Nadia Kohistani
City: Plymouth
State: Minnesota
Job Title: Student
My life has changed greatly by the Reading Horizons reading system. By using the program, I have enhanced my English and am able to comfortably use English. It has had a positive effect on my life, … more
Grade Level: Adult Ed
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Rebecca Hicks
Institution: Windham School District
State: Texas
I have a student I will call Sandy. Her TABE scores were level 1.5 and 2.3 in Reading, Language Arts. Sandy is in her 40's and has a son. She said she would love to get her GED and be able to read … more
Grade Level: Adult Ed
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Priscilla Rojas-Naiman
Institution: Los Angeles Public Library
City: Los Angeles
State: California
Yes! We have a student that has met with 4 of our tutors over a 3 year time-frame and each tutor ends up having difficulty getting through to her. She was diagnosed with a learning disability in … more
Grade Level: Adult Ed
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Reading Horizons Review: Meg Baron, Penny Vandewater, and Lou Baier
Institution: Iowa Medical and Evaluation Center
City: Oakdale
State: Iowa
We are writing to tell you how useful and helpful the Reading Horizons program has been in our program. We work with incarcerated adult learners and are working to help them read at a level of at … more
Grade Level: Adult Ed
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Reading Horizons Review: Norene Peterson
Institution: Adult Education Center
City: Billings
State: Montana
We have been using (Reading Horizons) for three-to-four years.
I had seen a presentation at an MPAEA (Mountain Plains Adult Education Association) conference, plus a friend had seen it presented at … more
Grade Level: Adult Ed
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Reading Horizons Review: Frances Tracy-Mumford
City: Baltimore
State: Maryland
Job Title: Maryland Academic Coordinator of Correctional Education
At first we used Reading Horizons as a tack on to another program, but we all started getting such good results that it became a staple for all of our correctional programs. It really helps with a … more
Grade Level: Adult Ed
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Reading Horizons Review: Maggie Nelson
Institution: Literacy Council of Union County
State: North Carolina
Job Title: Tutor
I started with my adult student Katherine two years ago. Her comprehension is good, but her phonics have needed a lot of help. Two months ago we convinced her to try Reading Horizons - just give it a … more
Grade Level: Adult Ed