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Rosenbloom, Betty – 1981
The manual is intended to help writers or adapters of instructional materials for deaf students. The first section examines difficulties in providing suitable reading material for deaf students. The problems in evaluating deaf students' reading levels are examined. Writers are cautioned to pay particular attention to syntax, vocabulary, and…
Descriptors: Deafness, Elementary Secondary Education, Idioms, Instructional Materials
Peer reviewedBeals, Diane E. – Teaching Exceptional Children, 1989
Estimating readability requires more than a formula comparing word length and sentence length. Other factors to be considered include vocabulary, the relationship between syntax and readability, the syntax used in children's oral language, and writing style. Steps are outlined for systematically estimating readability of instructional materials…
Descriptors: Child Language, Disabilities, Elementary Secondary Education, Instructional Materials
