Phonological Processing Impairments in Functionally Illiterate AdultsAbstract.Social disadvantages in childhood may mostly be held responsible for functional illiteracy in literate societies. However, the present paper investigates whether deficits in ...
Functional Illiteracy in Germany – Size, Causes, InterventionsAbstract. Low-literate adults who attended school but either did not complete their education or, for a variety of reasons, did complete it without ...
Abstract. In Germany, 7.5 Million individuals between 18 and 64 years are considered to be functionally illiterate (Grotlüschen & Riekmann, 2012). Functional illiterates have only rudimentary literacy skills ...
Abstract. The article discusses the emergence of a functional literacy construct and the rediscovery of illiteracy in industrialized countries during the second half of the 20th century. It offers a short ...
Technology-Supported Reading Fluency Intervention for Young Struggling Adults with Reading while ListeningAbstract.Background: Reading-While-Listening (RWL) is a reading intervention approach, which is based on ...
On the Relationship Between Phonetic as well as Metalinguistic and Written Language Abilities in Adults with IllettrismAbstract.Theoretical background: According to the LEO-Study 2018 (Grotlüschen, Buddeberg, Dutz, ...