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Peer reviewedArmbruster, Bonnie B.; Anderson, Thomas H. – Remedial and Special Education (RASE), 1988
The article discusses three features of content area textbooks that make them relatively easy to read, understand, and learn from--structure, coherence, and audience appropriateness. For each feature, the article describes the research basis for the feature, outlines problems with existing textbooks, and presents suggestions for evaluating…
Descriptors: Coherence, Content Area Reading, Difficulty Level, Elementary Secondary Education
