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Anderson, Jonathan

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Research Note: Readability in the Classroom Revisited; Amendments and Additions to the STAR Readability Program.

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Anderson, Jonathan – Journal of Research in Reading, 1983

Reports a number of modifications to the computer readability program STAR (Simple Tests Approach to Readability) designed to make it more useful. (FL)

Descriptors: Computer Assisted Testing, Content Analysis, Readability, Readability Formulas

The Challenges of the Multicultural Classroom.

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Anderson, Jonathan – 1981

The multicultural pattern in recent Australian immigration poses a pressing issue for reading instruction. Students coming from homes where only English is spoken, or English and a Northern European language are spoken, perform better on reading tests than do students from homes where other languages are spoken. There is also little reflection…

Descriptors: Cloze Procedure, Cultural Differences, Elementary Secondary Education, English (Second Language)