Readability, Interest, and Coverage of 28 Textbooks on Education of Children with Behavioral Disorders.

Maddux, Cleborne D.; Candler, Ann

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ERIC Number: EJ333161

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 1986

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Readability, Interest, and Coverage of 28 Textbooks on Education of Children with Behavioral Disorders.

Maddux, Cleborne D.; Candler, Ann

Behavioral Disorders, v11 n2 p124-30 Feb 1986

Analyzed with the Flesch formula for reading ease and interest were 29 textbooks on education of children with behavioral disorders and/or emotional disturbance. Reading levels were surprisingly low. Great disparity was found in the topics treated by the various authors. (Author/CL)

Descriptors: Behavior Disorders, Emotional Disturbances, Readability, Textbook Content, Textbook Evaluation, Textbooks

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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