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Direct linkWinter, Marna K.; O'Neill, Kristen – Reading & Writing Quarterly, 2023
The need for High-Interest Low-Readability books (Hi-Lo) has been acknowledged by reading specialists and teachers alike since the 1900s, yet there is a research gap regarding teacher knowledge of and access to these books. This study sought to understand teacher awareness of Hi-Lo books, access to them, and usage within classrooms in the United…
Descriptors: Elementary School Teachers, Secondary School Teachers, Reading Instruction, Reading Teachers
Spadorcia, Stephanie A. – Reading & Writing Quarterly, 2005
This study analyzed the word-, sentence-, and passage-level demands of high-interest, low-level books in a manner consistent with an interactive model of reading comprehension. Cases consisted of three randomly selected passages from sixty different books. Cases were analyzed across five variables: high-frequency words, decodable words, sentences,…
Descriptors: High Interest Low Vocabulary Books, Readability, Reading Comprehension, Readability Formulas
