Introduction to the Mini-Course

You will get the most out of this mini-course if you follow the sequence given on the side-bar to your right because material in each section is based on what has been presented before.

Here is what you will find in each section:

Reading Components - Each component (listed below) has its own page: Print Skills (Alphabetics) Phonemics Word Recognition Sight Words Word Analysis Spelling Reading Rate & Fluency Meaning Skills Word Meaning (Vocabulary) Background Knowledge Silent Reading Comprehension Assessment Drives Instruction - This section will use the page listed below to show how assessment is linked to instruction. Comparison of three different reading profiles found in one ABE classroom Browse All ARCS Comparison Profiles - This section features all of the ARCS Comparison Profile descriptions as well as the comparisons of profiles in the same silent reading group.   Using a Learner Questionnaire - This section explains the usefulness of learner questionnaires and provides an example that you can download and use in your program. As an adjunct to skills assessment Downloadable learner questionnaire Using Assessments - This section describes some common adult education assessments and provides a list of tests that can be used in adult education programs. Types of assessments and some test concepts Test Bank listing many assessments that can be used with adult learners ARCS (The Adult Reading Components Study) - This section describes the research study that forms the foundation of this website. ARCS Overview ARCS ABE and Spanish Assessment Batteries The 10 ARCS Research Profiles An explanation of how the ARCS relates to this website References - This section contains all the references given on this site. A complete list of citations Resources - This section contains downloadable resources that can be used with adult learners and web addresses of adult education and research sites. Downloads: Word lists (Basic Words, Instant Words, Signal Words) The Word Reading Test (WRT) from the QARI The Word Meaning Test (WMT) Sylvia Greene's Informal Word Analysis Inventory Web addresses of adult education and research sites

Click here to begin the Mini-Course with "Reading Components."