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Ammon, Paul; And Others – 1990
A study examined the effects of controlled language ("primerese") on children's reading. Four primerese stories from basal readers were rewritten to make the language less controlled and more natural, and the effects of these changes on several aspects of oral reading and comprehension were examined. Sixty first graders were divided into…
Descriptors: Basal Reading, Grade 1, Knowledge Level, Miscue Analysis