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 g6MDCJX06258; Mon, 22 Jul 2002 09:12:19 -0400 (EDT) Date: Mon, 22 Jul 2002 09:12:19 -0400 (EDT) Message-Id: <3D3CAC6C.2822F9EE@ellijay.com> 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: Art LaChance <arthur@ellijay.com> To: Multiple recipients of list <nifl-ld@literacy.nifl.gov> Subject: [NIFL-LD:4009] Re: Readibility X-Listprocessor-Version: 6.0c -- ListProcessor by Anastasios Kotsikonas Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Mailer: Mozilla 4.7 [en] (Win98; I) Status: O Content-Length: 1808 Lines: 51 Connie, I highly recommend review of the demo. This site is Jim Worby's site, developer of the Language Tune-up Kit (LTK) that we use here at this center. It's adult oriented, but we've used it very very successfully on Pre-K through adult for years. Orton-Gillingham based. Very thorough. Involves all three senses to ensure understanding; visual, auditory, and haptic. Self directed, LD and ADHD children and adults love it because they're in control. From alphabet to multisentence paragraphing. Extensive programming. Networkable. etc etc. art Art LaChance Gilmer Learning Center Ellijay, GA Connie Thompson wrote: > ----- 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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