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| Journal of Reading | 6 |
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| Anderson, Jonathan | 1 |
| Clewell, Suzanne F | 1 |
| Cliffton, Anne M. | 1 |
| Davis, Carol A. | 1 |
| Irwin, Judith Westphal | 1 |
| Jevitz, Lucille | 1 |
| Meints, Donald W. | 1 |
| Ohlhausen, Marilyn McKenney | 1 |
| Roller, Cathy M. | 1 |
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| Journal Articles | 6 |
| Guides - Classroom - Teacher | 3 |
| Guides - Non-Classroom | 3 |
| Tests/Questionnaires | 2 |
| Opinion Papers | 1 |
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Peer reviewedJevitz, Lucille; Meints, Donald W. – Journal of Reading, 1979
Gives a list of guidelines for reading specialists to use in evaluating content area textbooks. (MKM)
Descriptors: Guidelines, Reading Consultants, Secondary Education, Textbook Evaluation
Peer reviewedAnderson, Jonathan – Journal of Reading, 1983
Indicates that the Rix modification of the Lix Readability Formula is easy to calculate, correlates highly with other popular formulas, and is useful for materials for grades 3 through 12. (AEA)
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Readability Formulas, Test Reliability, Test Validity
Peer reviewedClewell, Suzanne F; Cliffton, Anne M. – Journal of Reading, 1983
Presents guidelines for use in examining the comprehensibility of a textbook, questions to ask about the book, and suggestions for using the guide questions. (FL)
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Evaluation Criteria, Guidelines, Readability
Peer reviewedIrwin, Judith Westphal; Davis, Carol A. – Journal of Reading, 1980
Provides a checklist that considers "learnability" factors as well as "understandability" factors to use as an alternative to readability formulas. (MKM)
Descriptors: Check Lists, Elementary Secondary Education, Learning Processes, Readability
Peer reviewedJournal of Reading, 1981
Presents a checklist developed by the International Reading Association's Committee for Basic Education and Reading, which is designed to help teachers select materials to meet the special needs and interests of adult basic education learners and to make objective judgments based on a clear evaluation process. (MKM)
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Check Lists, Content Analysis, Readability Formulas
Peer reviewedOhlhausen, Marilyn McKenney; Roller, Cathy M. – Journal of Reading, 1986
Discusses how most study skills are not appropriate for reading social studies textbooks. Asserts that sophisticated readers of social studies textbooks use a nation schema to organize the information. Finally, provides specific instructions on how to use a nation schema to teach social studies. (SRT)
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Geography Instruction, Learning Strategies, Retention (Psychology)
