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Download full textHittleman, Daniel R. – 1976
Suggestions are presented in this paper to aid in the effective selection of instructional materials appropriate to the reading levels of the students who will use them. Formulas designed to predict the readability of material are discussed. The cloze procedure, which attempts to measure, for individuals, the difficulty of text, is recommended for…
Descriptors: Cloze Procedure, Content Area Reading, Elementary Secondary Education, Instructional Materials
Clary, Linda Mixon – 1977
This paper discusses methods of teaching reading in the content areas at the middle school, junior high school, and secondary school levels. If a textbook is to be used, teachers should examine it by administering a readability formula and by checking the book's vocabulary, sentence patterns, and introduction of abstract concepts. To find how well…
Descriptors: Cloze Procedure, Content Area Reading, Informal Reading Inventories, Instructional Materials
Reed, Keflyn Xavier – 1987
A study compared the average reading ability levels of freshmen enrolled at an open-door community college with the readability levels of eight content area textbooks used in courses at the institution. Subjects, 100 students enrolled in reading courses, were randomly selected and administered the Nelson-Denny Reading Test to determine reading…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Content Area Reading, Instructional Materials, Readability
Collins, Vickie L. – 1990
This edition is an annotated list of 390 literacy materials for adult new readers. All the materials are written on an eighth-grade level or below. These paperback instructional titles, many in workbook format, are for use with adult basic education (ABE) and English-as-a-Second-Language (ESL) students. The introduction includes guidelines for…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Adult Reading Programs, Beginning Reading
White, Robert; Jordan, William – 1987
A readability study for the Albuquerque Technical-Vocational Institute (T-VI) was undertaken to provide information regarding the reading ability required to complete training and to function in entry-level jobs. Readability formulas were applied to materials used in training and on the job. In addition, students were tested for level of reading,…
Descriptors: Cloze Procedure, Content Analysis, Content Area Reading, Entry Workers
Beal, Janice – 1982
Intended to address the problems associated with functionally illiterate students, this manual provides vocational educators with strategies for incorporating reading skills into specific content area instruction. The exercises stress the skills necessary to assess vocational classroom reading materials, develop content specific vocabulary, and…
Descriptors: Cloze Procedure, Content Area Reading, Context Clues, Inservice Teacher Education
