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Relationship of Adult ESL reading performance to instructional time

Corporate Name: Comprehensive Adult Student Assessment System (Foundation for Educational Achievement)

Series or Serial: California adult education research brief; no. 2

Publisher: California Department of Education, Adult Education Office

Published At: Sacramento, CA

Date Published: 2004

Distributor: Foundation for Educational Achievement

Source Address: 5151 Murphy Canyon Road, Suite 220

Source City/State/Zip: San Diego CA 92123

Phone: 858-292-2900

Material Type: Research/Technical Report

Intended Audience: General

Physical Media: Print

Physical Description: 2 p

Subjects: Educational Assessment; Reading Achievement; Persistence

Abstract:
This paper illustrates the relationship between ESL and ESL-Citizenship learner performance on CASAS reading tests and the amount of instruction learners received.The reading performance of 495,619 learners was studied. ESL/Citizenship learners who received more instruction attained greater gains on CASAS reading tests than learners receiving less instruction.

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