Emergence of Reading and Writing in Illiterate Adults After Matching-to-Sample Tasks

Reading and writing are behaviors that provide an individual with the opportunity for inclusion in many social environments. Despite the importance of these behaviors, statistical indices show that, in Brazil, 8.6% of the people aged 15-24 are illiterate. The purpose of this manuscript, which is divided into two studies, was to assess the effects of a Portuguese language reading curriculum for simple (Study 1) and complex words (Study 2) in illiterate adults. Four participants took part in each study. In both studies, reading was taught mainly by training dictated words to printed words relations. Overall, there was an increase in the percentage of correct responses in reading and writing tasks when pre-tests and post-tests were compared; results were more consistent in reading tasks. Future studies should continue to investigate procedures with these goals for this population.

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Main Authors: Bandini,Carmen Silvia Motta, Bandini,Heloisa Helena Motta, Sella,Ana Carolina, Souza,Deisy das Graças de
Format: Digital revista
Language:English
Published: Universidade de São Paulo, Faculdade de Filosofia Ciências e Letras de Ribeirão Preto, Programa de Pós-Graduação em Psicologia 2014
Online Access:http://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0103-863X2014000100075
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