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Easy Read Health Information for People with Intellectual Disabilities: A Linguistic Discourse Analysis. What Happens to Language When It Is Simplified?
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Susan Buell; Gabrina Pounds; Peter Langdon; Karen Bunning – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2024
Introduction: Easy Read health documents prepared for people with intellectual disabilities are often generated from Standard Texts. Language in Easy Read versions is typically assumed to be simpler. However, simplification of language may have unintended consequences. This study aimed to explore the differences in language used between Easy Read…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Reading Material Selection, Difficulty Level, Readability
Elementary School Library Collections: A Content Analysis of Science Trade Books
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Watson, Sandra W.; Baker, Sheila F. – Reading Horizons, 2021
In this study, science trade books from the libraries of 10 elementary schools across the United States were evaluated using a science trade book evaluation rubric for their overall quality pertaining to science content, literacy, and critical literacy criteria. Findings indicate that 62% of the books met the overall science content criterion, 99%…
Descriptors: Elementary Schools, School Libraries, Library Materials, Content Analysis
Readability Formulas: Pluses and Minuses.
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Rygiel, Mary Ann – Teaching English in the Two-Year College, 1982
Examines readability formulas and examples of their misuse. Analyzes an essay by George Orwell which was given a grade 10 readability level by one formula and discusses characteristics of Orwell's style that refute the accuracy of formula rating. (HTH)
Descriptors: Content Analysis, Readability, Readability Formulas, Reading Material Selection
Readability Formulas--Fact or Fiction.
Olson, Arthur V. – 1984
Four readability formulas were analyzed to determine the reading grade equivalence of instructional materials at the middle grades and above: the Dale-Chall formula, the Gunning-Fog Index, the Flesch Reading Ease Formula, and the McLaughlin SMOG Grading. In addition, Spache and Wheeler/Smith formulas were analyzed for evaluating primary grade…
Descriptors: Content Analysis, Elementary Secondary Education, Readability, Readability Formulas
Analyzing the Textbook to Improve Student Reading and Learning.
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Glenn, Allen D.; Lewis, Vicky Johnson – Reading World, 1982
Provides five key questions teachers need to answer in order to determine whether a textbook can be used effectively in the classroom. (FL)
Descriptors: Content Analysis, Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation Criteria, Illustrations
Development and Validation of a Scale to Measure Metaphoric Complexity.
Congleton, Donna McKinley – 1982
A scale was developed and tested to measure metaphoric complexity in order to aid teachers in the selection and sequencing of young adult (YA) novels in the English curriculum. The development and testing of the scale involved two stages: (1) the development of a questionnaire to determine if differences in the metaphoric complexity of examples…
Descriptors: Adolescent Literature, Content Analysis, Difficulty Level, English Curriculum
Book Selection Criteria of Children's Book Editors and Elementary Classroom Teachers.
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McKeon, Helen M. – 1975
This paper describes a study of the criteria children's book editors and elementary classroom teachers use to select fiction books for children in grades four, five, and six. A questionnaire was sent to all members of the Children's Book Council and to elementary classroom teachers of grades four, five, and six in each elementary school in…
Descriptors: Books, Childrens Literature, Content Analysis, Illustrations