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Landauer, Thomas K.; Kireyev, Kirill; Panaccione, Charles – Scientific Studies of Reading, 2011
A new metric, Word Maturity, estimates the development by individual students of knowledge of every word in a large corpus. The metric is constructed by Latent Semantic Analysis modeling of word knowledge as a function of the reading that a simulated learner has done and is calibrated by its developing closeness in information content to that of a…
Descriptors: Reading Research, Vocabulary Development, Semantics, Statistical Analysis
Buettner, Edwin G. – Online Submission, 2011
Though its popularity has waxed and waned, cloze continues to be regarded as an instructional strategy for the fostering of reading comprehension. This article takes the view of cloze as one tactic in support of strategy instruction, rather than a strategy in its own right. In contrast to the formulaic applications of cloze for assessment…
Descriptors: Educational Strategies, Reading Comprehension, Developmental Stages, English (Second Language)
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Doubek, Michael Brandon; Cooper, Eric J. – Reading Research Quarterly, 2007
This article describes the National Urban Alliance for Effective Education (NUA), a nonprofit advocacy organization that engages with school communities through professional development to build relationships with educators, students, parents, and community stakeholders. NUA consultants are former and current university professors, former…
Descriptors: Urban Youth, Reading Research, Evaluation, Professional Development