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Peer reviewedHatcher, Peter – Journal of Research in Reading, 2000
Rates 200 Reading Recovery books on five variables thought to represent "semantic,""syntactic," and "phonic" features of text. Finds the variables accounted for 83% of book level variance. Supports the validity of the Reading Recovery book levels. Suggests that the formula can be used by teachers to grade children's…
Descriptors: Childrens Literature, Predictor Variables, Primary Education, Reading Material Selection
