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de Oliveira, Luciana C. – History Teacher, 2010
The ability to read is well-recognized as essential to being successful in school history. To be able to read history textbooks effectively, students can be made aware of some features typical of history discourse. Knowledge of how nominal groups are functional in history discourse can help students and teachers engage with the meanings presented…
Descriptors: Reading Ability, Predictor Variables, Academic Achievement, Textbooks
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Wilkins, Chuck; Hartman, Jenifer; Howland, Noelle; Sharma, Nitin – Regional Educational Laboratory Southwest (NJ1), 2010
This study develops and documents a new methodology that uses the Lexile Framework[R] for Reading to determine the proportion of grade 11 Texas public school students whose scores on the exit-level Texas Assessment of Knowledge and Skills for English language arts and reading (TAKS-ELAR) or the TAKS-ELAR Accommodated indicate the ability to read…
Descriptors: Textbooks, Academic Achievement, Reading Ability, Grade 11
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Wilkins, Chuck; Hartman, Jenifer; Howland, Noelle; Sharma, Nitin – Regional Educational Laboratory Southwest (NJ1), 2010
This study develops and documents a new methodology that uses the Lexile Framework[R] for Reading to determine the proportion of grade 11 Texas public school students whose scores on the exit-level Texas Assessment of Knowledge and Skills for English language arts and reading (TAKS-ELAR) or the TAKS-ELAR Accommodated indicate the ability to read…
Descriptors: Textbooks, Academic Achievement, Reading Ability, Grade 11