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Direct linkMcCallum, Miranda; Miller, Jenny – Teaching Science, 2013
In this article, we report on a teacher-researcher collaboration that emerged from a large study on literacy strategies for diverse classrooms. Using the example of one Year 9 class of ten English as an Additional Language (EAL) students, we trialled language-focussed materials on the topic of Ecosystems as an alternative or adjunct to the…
Descriptors: Instructional Materials, Educational Practices, Limited English Speaking, Ecology
Ostertag, Bruce A.; Rambeau, John – Academic Therapy, 1982
The "Rewriting Technique" (which reduces a textbook chapter, article, or story to a desired reading level) is a method for meeting the reading needs of secondary level learning disabled students. (SW)
Descriptors: Learning Disabilities, Material Development, Readability, Reading Materials
Coleman, Laurence J. – Education and Training of the Mentally Retarded, 1979
The paper describes considerations in determining the comprehensibility of instructional materials for use with mentally retarded students. (CL)
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Instructional Materials, Material Development, Mental Retardation
Peer reviewedBernard, Robert M.; Lundgren, Karin M. – Canadian Journal of Educational Communication, 1994
Describes three learner assessment strategies and their possible effects on text design strategies for distance education materials. Prior knowledge, reading ability and text readability, and learning styles are examined; learner characteristics and potential instructional strategies are discussed; and the relationship of learning styles to…
Descriptors: Cognitive Style, Distance Education, Educational Strategies, Instructional Design
Martin, Wanda; And Others – 1981
Designed to help vocational teachers aid students in reading vocational education class materials, this handbook contains six sections of background information and suggested activities geared to various aspects of reading and a section of ideas for use in improving the reading skills of vocational students. While most of the examples in the…
Descriptors: Guidelines, Informal Reading Inventories, Instructional Materials, Learning Activities
