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Warming, Eloise O.; Baber, Elizabeth Coe – Phi Delta Kappan, 1980
The authors present a 20-item inventory for textbook selection designed to supplement the Fry Formula or the Raygor Estimate readability tests. The authors argue that a harmonious relationship should exist between the text, its author, its intended readers, and the instructor. (Author/PGD)
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation Criteria, Guidelines, Readability Formulas
Peer reviewedJournal of Reading, 1981
Presents a checklist developed by the International Reading Association's Committee for Basic Education and Reading, which is designed to help teachers select materials to meet the special needs and interests of adult basic education learners and to make objective judgments based on a clear evaluation process. (MKM)
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Check Lists, Content Analysis, Readability Formulas
