The Secondary School Health Education Curriculum and Reading Ability.

Lorentzen, Karen M.

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ERIC Number: EJ271075

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Publication Date: 1982

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The Secondary School Health Education Curriculum and Reading Ability.

Lorentzen, Karen M.

Reading Improvement, v19 n4 p328-31 Win 1982

Argues that health educators must learn to predict readability levels of textbooks to be sure that they are challenging and understandable to the student. Concludes that this can be accomplished through the use of readability formulas. (FL)

Descriptors: Content Area Reading, Health Education, Readability, Readability Formulas, Reading Ability, Secondary Education, Teacher Role, Textbooks

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Information Analyses; Opinion Papers

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Language: English

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