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From: "Sioux Falls Area Literacy Council" <sfliteracy@mcleodusa.net>
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Subject: [NIFL-LD:4018] Re: Readability
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I was intrigued with the suggestion from Jeff Burkhart that it was that easy
to go onto the Web to access a readability information site. However, I
cannot access the site listed in this post. The message reads:
"Directory Listing Denied
This Virtual Directory does not allow contents to be listed."
My MSWord 95 upgraded to 98 also doesn't list the options meaning these
directions must work only with MSWord 2000.
I am writing because if there *is* a way to set the computer to do a spell
check for readability for MSWord 98, I'd love to know how to do it.
Nancy Hansen
Sioux Falls Area Literacy Council
sfliteracy@mcleodusa.net
----- Original Message -----
From: "Jeff Burkhart" <Jeff.Burkhart@fsc-dane.org>
To: "Multiple recipients of list" <nifl-ld@literacy.nifl.gov>
Sent: Tuesday, July 23, 2002 9:51 AM
Subject: [NIFL-LD:4016] Re: Readability
> 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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