Reading Level: A Metaphor that Shapes Practice.

Cadenhead, Kenneth

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ERIC Number: EJ347146

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 1987

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Reading Level: A Metaphor that Shapes Practice.

Cadenhead, Kenneth

Phi Delta Kappan, v68 n6 p436-41 Feb 1987

Discusses the history of the development of the measurement of reading levels and current criticism of the use of reading levels. Also discusses the relationship between a teacher's effectiveness as a reading instructor and the teacher's understanding about the concept of reading levels. Includes suggestions for change and a list of references. (MD)

Descriptors: Educational Change, Educational History, Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation Methods, Measurement Techniques, Measures (Individuals), Readability Formulas, Reading Achievement, Reading Comprehension, Teacher Effectiveness, Teacher Role

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Evaluative; Guides - Non-Classroom

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Language: English

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