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An Analysis of the Text Complexity of Leveled Passages in Four Popular Classroom Reading Assessments
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Direct linkToyama, Yukie; Hiebert, Elfrieda H.; Pearson, P. David – Educational Assessment, 2017
This study investigated the complexity of leveled passages used in four classroom reading assessments. A total of 167 passages leveled for Grades 1-6 from these assessments were analyzed using four analytical tools of text complexity. More traditional, two-factor measures of text complexity found a general trend of fairly consistent across-grade…
Descriptors: Reading Materials, Reading Skills, Student Evaluation, Difficulty Level
Leko, Melinda M.; Mundy, Charlotte A.; Kang, Hyun-Ju; Datar, Sujata D. – Intervention in School and Clinic, 2013
Many adolescents with learning disabilities (LD) experience difficulties reading. To improve reading outcomes for these students, research has demonstrated the importance of providing students with appropriate texts. Appropriate texts are those that match both the reading and interest levels of students and are often credited with reducing…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Reading Material Selection, Learning Disabilities, Readability
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
