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Report on Phase I (Interest, Comprehension, & Readability) Prepublication Learner Verification of 'Reading Basics Plus,' Harper & Row, Publishers, Inc.

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Title: Report on Phase I (Interest, Comprehension, & Readability) Prepublication Learner Verification of 'Reading Basics Plus,' Harper & Row, Publishers, Inc.
Authors: Ball, Edward H., Harper and Row, Publishers, Inc., New York, NY.
Peer Reviewed: N
Page Count: 12
Publication Date: 1975
Document Type: Reports - Research
Descriptors: Basic Reading, Comprehension, Intermediate Grades, Readability, Reading Level, Reading Materials, Textbook Preparation, Textbook Research, Vocabulary
Abstract: "Reading Basics Plus" consists of an integrated set of texts, workbooks, duplicating masters, word cards, charts, and teacher's guidebooks. By a process of small group trials, students' and teachers' reactions to the proposed content of the "Reading Basics Plus" program for grades four, five, and six were obtained in order to provide editors and contributors with information about interest level, readability, comprehensibility, and vocabulary in the proposed selections. Results indicated that pupil interest in the material was high and that the level of reading difficulty of the material was appropriate for the grades for which it was designed. In addition, detailed information was gathered regarding specific difficult words in the proposed selections. This information was used in the development of glossaries and teacher's editions for the program. (Author/GW)
Notes: See related documents ED 142 935 and CS 003 765
Journal Code: RIEAPR1978
Entry Date: 1978
Accession Number: ED146557
Database: ERIC
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Abstract:"Reading Basics Plus" consists of an integrated set of texts, workbooks, duplicating masters, word cards, charts, and teacher's guidebooks. By a process of small group trials, students' and teachers' reactions to the proposed content of the "Reading Basics Plus" program for grades four, five, and six were obtained in order to provide editors and contributors with information about interest level, readability, comprehensibility, and vocabulary in the proposed selections. Results indicated that pupil interest in the material was high and that the level of reading difficulty of the material was appropriate for the grades for which it was designed. In addition, detailed information was gathered regarding specific difficult words in the proposed selections. This information was used in the development of glossaries and teacher's editions for the program. (Author/GW)