Return-Path: <nifl-ld@literacy.nifl.gov> Received: from literacy (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by literacy.nifl.gov (8.10.2/8.10.2) with SMTP id g6J2R7X15027; Thu, 18 Jul 2002 22:27:07 -0400 (EDT) Date: Thu, 18 Jul 2002 22:27:07 -0400 (EDT) Message-Id: <000901c22ecb$a3ce4bc0$f67c6144@4162> Errors-To: listowner@literacy.nifl.gov Reply-To: nifl-ld@literacy.nifl.gov Originator: nifl-ld@literacy.nifl.gov Sender: nifl-ld@literacy.nifl.gov Precedence: bulk From: "Connie Thompson" <connie.thompson@cox.net> To: Multiple recipients of list <nifl-ld@literacy.nifl.gov> Subject: [NIFL-LD:4001] Re: Readibility X-Listprocessor-Version: 6.0c -- ListProcessor by Anastasios Kotsikonas X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2600.0000 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Type: text/plain; Status: O Content-Length: 1112 Lines: 34 ----- Original Message ----- From: <AWilder106@aol.com> To: "Multiple recipients of list" <nifl-ld@literacy.nifl.gov> Sent: Thursday, July 18, 2002 12:00 PM Subject: [NIFL-LD:3999] Re: Readibility > Dear Friends, > > I am up against the issue of readability for adult students. I think I > remember some discussion of this issue, and I don't want to tramp already > tramped ground, but I need some help. > > 1) Why or why not do you use readability formulas? > > 2) If you use one--what is it, and what are its pluses and minuses? > > 2) Are there any for adult students, or do you adapt? > > I know a lot of adult lit diagnosis/assessment comes to us through the kid > lit door, and I myself do not know how to think around this issue for adults, > especially if I want to experiment with devising useful assessment strategies > for adults. > > Thanks for your help. > > Andrea > Andrea, I have just today came across a web site about readility and improving reading levels, it is jwor.com/index.html. I gleaned the site while hunting others and noticed it has a demo disk. I hope this helps. :) Connie
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