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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 reviewedSmith, Darren J. – Journal of Reading, 1992
Asserts that students should be encouraged to be risk takers and derive their own meaning from expository text. Discusses the impact of several reading strategies on the reading attitudes and classroom performance of college-level developmental readers. (PRA)
Descriptors: Higher Education, Reader Response, Reading Strategies, Remedial Reading
Peer reviewedMaxwell, Martha – Journal of Reading, 1978
Discusses the difficulty of determining the readability of textual material. (MKM)
Descriptors: Cloze Procedure, Elementary Secondary Education, Higher Education, Readability
Peer reviewedSpiegel, Dixie Lee; Wright, Jill D. – Journal of Reading, 1984
Reports the results of a survey of 640 high school biology teachers indicating that they may not be aware of the positive effects of prereading activities and other strategies for enhancing students' comprehension of text. (AEA)
Descriptors: Content Area Reading, Educational Benefits, Educational Research, Instructional Improvement
