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Peer reviewedJournal of Reading, 1990
Describes a quick new academic readability estimate; ways to correct adult learners' writing errors; and high school reading programs in Ohio. (RS)
Descriptors: Adults, Error Correction, Program Descriptions, Readability Formulas
Download full textInstitute for Academic Excellence, Inc. Madison, WI. – 1998
This report presents information regarding Zone of Proximal Development (ZPD) guidelines as they relate to the Accelerated Reader program. The report states that a student's zone of proximal development is the range of book readability levels that will challenge a student without causing frustration or loss of motivation. It discusses factors…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Elementary Secondary Education, Readability, Readability Formulas
Gregory, Russell D. – 1979
This report describes the design and operation of a computer readability service at Linn-Benton Community College in Albany, Oregon, which has evolved from a program containing a single readability formula to its present six-formula capacity. The daily operation of the service and the results provided by the computer are described in detail, and…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Computer Programs, Instructional Materials, Readability Formulas
Direct linkPrince, Robyn M. – School Library Media Activities Monthly, 2004
This column provides background related to several "hot" reading topics currently taking place in schools across America as educators strive to produce lifelong readers who enjoy reading, read for a variety of purposes, and make meaning from the texts they read. Information for further reading on the topics explored also are shared. Such topics…
Descriptors: School Libraries, Reading Materials, Educational Trends, Reading Instruction
Bliesmer, Emery P., Ed.; Staiger, Ralph C., Ed. – 1962
Focusing on problems, programs, and projects in college and adult reading, the papers in this volume were drawn from the eleventh annual meeting of the National Reading Conference held in 1961. The 29 papers are grouped into three sections, the first of which contains studies and theoretical papers that deal with reading speed and comprehension.…
Descriptors: Adult Reading Programs, College Students, Conference Reports, Higher Education
