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 g6NEqxX02579; Tue, 23 Jul 2002 10:52:59 -0400 (EDT) Date: Tue, 23 Jul 2002 10:52:59 -0400 (EDT) Message-Id: <E8B964936FB50449854EF31F6D3517940F73DD@fscdane-mail.fsc-dane.org> 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: "Jeff Burkhart" <Jeff.Burkhart@fsc-dane.org> To: Multiple recipients of list <nifl-ld@literacy.nifl.gov> Subject: [NIFL-LD:4016] Re: Readability X-Listprocessor-Version: 6.0c -- ListProcessor by Anastasios Kotsikonas Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Content-Type: text/plain; Status: O Content-Length: 2287 Lines: 74 After reading Art's posting about the Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level test, I remembered using the tool in Word a couple of years ago, but didn't remember seeing it in my current software setup with Word 97. So I went on a hunt and found out that I just had to make the readability statistics active in Word so that they appear when I do a grammar check. Here are the instructions I found, along with some helpful information about readability scores. Taken from the following document, http://www.minnetonka.k12.mn.us/educators/trainingdocumentation/WORD2000 /Microsoft%20Word%202000%20Readability%20Scores%20Information.doc To display readability statistics: 1. On the Tools menu, click Options, and then click the Spelling & Grammar tab. 2. Select the Check grammar with spelling check box. 3. Select the Show readability statistics check box, and then click OK. 4. Open the document you want to check. Click Spelling and Grammar on the Standard toolbar. When Word finishes checking spelling and grammar, it displays information about the reading level of the document. Jeff ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Jeff Burkhart Occupational Skills Trainer Dane County Job Center 1819 Aberg Ave. Suite D Madison, WI 53704 (608) 245-8956 jeff.burkhart@fsc-dane.org ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ -----Original Message----- From: AWilder106@aol.com [mailto:AWilder106@aol.com] Sent: Monday, July 22, 2002 2:06 PM To: Multiple recipients of list Subject: [NIFL-LD:4015] Re: Readability Dear Art, I have reading today about dyslexia--different varieties--and it is clear that their type 1 (or something) resembles what you describe, essentially--"accurate but slow oral reading." Actually, the author calls it "dysfluent reading." Remediation = practice reading, repeated exposure with the same text. Another author says the same. Also recommends having person read book (or whatever) backwards just to test whether student can pronounce all the words. So "dysfluent reading" may simply be lack of practice. Made me want to rush out and try. in any case, there is a nifty learning reading model which I find quite helpful, a large step up from others I have seen, more sensible. I always like reading about pragmatic teaching practices, the first choice for experienced teachers.
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