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Direct linkCommon Core State Standards Initiative, 2010
One of the key requirements of the Common Core State Standards for Reading is that all students must be able to comprehend texts of steadily increasing complexity as they progress through school. By the time they complete the core, students must be able to read and comprehend independently and proficiently the kinds of complex texts commonly found…
Descriptors: Reading Ability, Reading Instruction, Reading Comprehension, Glossaries
Peer reviewedGlenn, Allen D.; Lewis, Vicky Johnson – Reading World, 1982
Provides five key questions teachers need to answer in order to determine whether a textbook can be used effectively in the classroom. (FL)
Descriptors: Content Analysis, Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation Criteria, Illustrations
Meacham, E. D. – 1982
Three main factors in textbook selection for distance education--readability, appropriateness, and availability--are examined in detail, and suggestions for adapting standardized texts to the needs of individual groups are provided. Twelve specific criteria are listed for determining the appropriateness of a text and textual factors influencing…
Descriptors: Design Requirements, Distance Education, Evaluation Criteria, Individualized Instruction
National Council for Geographic Education. – 1986
This textbook evaluation instrument is provided to assess (1) content properties; (2) instructional properties; (3) physical properties; (4) readability; and (5) other properties such as cultural mix, organization of text, and suitability for various grade levels in secondary level world geography and global studies textbooks. For the first three…
Descriptors: Evaluation Criteria, Geography Instruction, Global Approach, Readability
