Research on Teaching Reading

Reading skills enable participants to find, understand, and use information presented through words, symbols, and images so that they can read items such as emails, reports, news articles, blog posts and instructions.

The following links include research data and evidence to support the instruction of reading:

• Bell & Dolainski. (2012). What is evidence-based reading instruction and how do you know it when you see it? https://lincs.ed.gov/publications/pdf/EDVAE09C0042EBRILAUSD.pdf.
• Chapman & McHardy. (2019). Adult literacy teachers’ perspectives on reading difficulties and the origins of these perspectives. Adult Literacy Education, (1), 6-18. https://www.proliteracy.org/Portals/0/pdf/Research/ALE%20Journal/ALE_ResearchJournal-v001_01-2019-06_McHardyChapman.pdf?ver=2019-03-27-140056-217.
• Center for Adult English Language Acquisition (CAELA). (2012). How should adult ESL reading instruction differ from ABE reading instruction? https://www.cal.org/caela/esl_resources/briefs/readingdif.pdf.
• Curtis & Kruidenier. (2005). Teaching Adults to Read: A Summary of Scientifically Based Principles. Washington, DC: National Institute for Literacy https://lincs.ed.gov/publications/pdf/teach_adults.pdf.
• Darling-Hammond, Hyler, & Garner. (2017). Effective teacher professional development. https://learningpolicyinstitute.org/product/teacher-prof-dev.
• Kruidenier. (2002). Research-based Principals for Adult Basic Education Reading . Washington, DC: National Institute for Literacy. https://lincs.ed.gov/publications/pdf/adult_ed_02.pdf.
• Kruidenier, MacArthur, & Wrigley. (2010). Adult Education Literacy Instruction: A Review of the Research. Washington, DC: National Institute for Literacy. https://fileseric.ed.gov/fulltext/ED521229.pdf.
• Institute of Education Sciences. (2020). Self-study guide for evidence-based practices in adult literacy education. https://ies.ed.gov/ncee/edlabs/regions/southeast/pdf/REL_2020025.pdf.
• Lane, & Murray. (2018). Literacy lost: Canada’s basic skills shortfall. https://cwf.ca/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/2018-12-CWF_LiteracyLost_Report_WEB-1.pdf.
• McShane. (2005). Applying Research in Reading Instruction for Adults: First Steps for Teachers. Washington, DC: National Institute for Literacy. https://lincs.ed.gov/publications/pdf/applyingresearch.pdf.
• National Research Council. (2012a). Improving Adult Literacy Instruction: Options for Practice and Research. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. https://doi.org/10.17226/13242. (login required).
• National Research Council. (2012b). Improving Adult Literacy Instruction: Supporting Learning and Motivation. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. https://doi.org/10.17226/13469. (login required).
• National Research Council. (2012c). Improving Adult Literacy Instruction: Developing Reading and Writing. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. https://doi.org/10.17226/13468. (login required).
• NRC. (2012a). Improving Adult Literacy Instruction: Options for Practice and Research. https://doi.org/10.17226/13469 (login required).
• NRC. (2012b). Improving Adult Literacy Instruction: Supporting Learning and Motivation. https://doi.org/10.17226/13469 (login required).
• NRC. (2012c). Improving Adult Literacy Instruction: Developing Reading and Writing. https://doi.org/10.17226/13468 (login required).
• Perin. (2019). (Ed.) The Wiley Handbook of Adult Literacy. https://www.wiley.com/en-ca/The+Wiley+Handbook+of+Adult+Literacy-p-9781119261377.(login required).
• Schwarzer. (2009). Best practices for teaching the whole adult ESL learner. https://www.researchgate.net/publication/227837518_Best_practices_for_teaching_the_whole_adult_ESL_learner. (login required).
• SRDC. (2014). UPSKILL: A Credible Test of Workplace Literacy and Essential Skills Training. https://www.srdc.org/media/199770/upskill-final-results-es-en.pdf.
• SRDC. (2018). A Comprehensive Review and Development of Measurement Options for Essential Skills Initiatives. https://www.srdc.org/media/553000/oles-measurement-phase-1-report.pdf.