Teaching literacy and mathematics skills to adult psychiatric inpatients: An evaluation of the adult literacy program at Hawaii state hospital.

N. Schirmer, Todd; A. Meyer, Kim; Samarasinghe, Roshani

doi:10.2975/28.2005.251.259

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Teaching literacy and mathematics skills to adult psychiatric inpatients: An evaluation of the adult literacy program at Hawaii state hospital.

Published in Psychiatric Rehabilitation Journal • Jan 1, 2005

Authors:

Todd N. Schirmer

Kim A. Meyer

Roshani Samarasinghe

Abstract

The Adult Literacy Program at Hawaii State Hospital utilized techniques drawn from the Morningside Model of Generative Instruction. In a study involving psychiatric inpatients, participants were taught reading, mathematics, or both over a 6- to 8-month time span. Using the Woodcock-Johnson Psychoedu...

Subject

Literacy

Psychology

Psychiatric hospital

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