[NIFL-HEALTH:3571] RE: Software request

From: Julie McKinney (julie_mckinney@jsi.com)
Date: Thu Feb 21 2002 - 11:40:09 EST


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I agree with Sandra. Who among us would trust the output of a computer
program to pass on important information to readers at a 5th grade
level? Not me. Language is too complex to do this truly effectively. I
think this needs to be done with more care and a significant human
component! 

Julie McKinney
Coordinator, Health & Literacy Special Collection
World Education
(617) 482-9485
jmckinney@worlded.org



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