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Gerke, Ray – Journal of Reading Behavior, 1980
Five informal reading inventories and one standardized test containing graded reading passages were reviewed to determine their readability estimates. (HOD)
Descriptors: Basal Reading, Informal Reading Inventories, Readability, Reading Tests

Hoffman, James V.; And Others – Journal of Reading Behavior, 1994
Examines the first-grade materials in five new basal programs submitted for the 1993 Texas state adoption, comparing them with program materials currently in use in the state. Finds substantial changes in the more recent series. Interprets findings in terms of historical trends as well as recent developments in the literature-based and…
Descriptors: Basal Reading, Beginning Reading, Comparative Analysis, Grade 1