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Peer reviewedSippola, Arne E. – Reading Horizons, 1994
Provides a brief synopsis of whole-language characteristics that could be germane to analyses of basal programs. Presents an assessment tool designed to assist teachers, administrators, and curriculum adoption teams in evaluating the degree to which commercial basal reader programs adhere to whole-language characteristics. (RS)
Descriptors: Basal Reading, Content Analysis, Elementary Education, Holistic Evaluation
Robbins, Ruth H. – Curriculum Review, 1980
Looks at factors in the textbook publishing industry, especially costs and censorship, which affect the quality of available reading series. Notes the problem of readability and content bias. Finally, presents a checklist of basal reader evaluation criteria. (SJL)
Descriptors: Basal Reading, Censorship, Check Lists, Elementary Education
PDF pending restorationPennsylvania State Dept. of Education, Harrisburg. – 1980
This booklet shows teachers and administrators how their school districts can use the Reading Authority List of the Reading Information System I (I-RIS), an analytic process for making decisions about language arts curriculum materials. Following an outline of I-RIS, pages of the Reading Authority List are accompanied by guidelines for using the…
Descriptors: Basal Reading, Curriculum Development, Elementary Education, Evaluation Methods
