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Readability: Its Past, Present, and Future.

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Zakaluk, Beverly L., Ed.; Samuels, S. Jay, Ed. – 1988

Designed to appeal to students who want a short but up-to-date overview, researchers who are interested in a critical appraisal, and consumers who would like to know what leaders in the field think, this collection of articles highlights the changes that have occurred in readability research from the past to the present and makes predictions about…

Descriptors: Decoding (Reading), Elementary Secondary Education, Foreign Countries, Material Development

Research on Reading in Secondary Schools: A Semi-Annual Report. Monograph Number 6.

Anders, Patricia L., Ed. – 1980

A selection of seven articles on teaching reading to high school students is presented in this report. The topics discussed are: (1) a structured approach to reading expository prose, (2) the effectiveness of sustained silent reading, (3) readability variations in secondary remedial high interest books, (4) the effects of previewing difficult…

Descriptors: Advance Organizers, High Schools, Language Proficiency, Readability