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Hiebert, Elfrieda H. – Reading Teacher, 2013
Standard 10 of the Common Core State Standards attends to students' capacity with complex text. This standard distinguishes the Common Core State Standards from previous standards documents. This article describes a process--the Text Complexity Multi-Index (TCMI)--that supports teachers in studying texts to support their students in…
Descriptors: State Standards, Academic Standards, Readability, Difficulty Level
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Hiebert, Elfrieda H.; Mesmer, Heidi Anne E. – Educational Researcher, 2013
The Common Core Standards for the English Language Arts (CCSS) provide explicit guidelines matching grade-level bands (e.g., 2-3, 4-5) with targeted text complexity levels. The CCSS staircase accelerates text expectations for students across Grades 2-12 in order to close a gap in the complexity of texts typically used in high school and those of…
Descriptors: Core Curriculum, State Standards, Alignment (Education), Grade 2
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Wheeler, George; Sherman, Thomas F. – Science and Children, 1983
Readability formulas typically yield results stated as a number or grade equivalent. However, results of one formula may not be compared to another because formulas use different criteria to measure readability. A description of eight popular formulas illustrate this point. Suggests that other factors be considered when selecting reading…
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Elementary School Science, Readability, Readability Formulas
Carter, Betty – School Library Journal, 2000
Discusses the desirability of creating lifelong readers and suggests that the use of formulas to measure the reading levels of books and tests that assign reading levels to students do not help. Offers suggestions for school librarians to encourage reading, including helping students select books through readers' advisory. (LRW)
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Readability Formulas, Reading Achievement, Reading Motivation
Otts, David – Computers, Reading and Language Arts, 1985
Presents the Reading Estimate Program, which follows the same procedure as the Raygor Estimate for determining readability. (CRH)
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Software, Elementary Education, Instructional Materials
School Renaissance Inst., Inc., Madison, WI. – 2000
Readability formulas estimate how difficult text is to read. The resulting "readability level" helps teachers and school librarians match students to appropriate books. Guiding students to appropriate-level books is now easier and more accurate with the ATOS (Advantage-TASA Open Standard) Readability Formula for Books, the new…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Elementary Education, Readability Formulas, Reading Comprehension