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Article: Critical word factor in texts for beginning readers.(Report)
- Article from:
- The Journal of Educational Research
- Article date:
- September 1, 2007
- Author:
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Conceptions of reading draw typically on characteristics of texts, characteristics of readers, and the myriad interactions between these two factors (Anderson & Pearson, 1984). School programs designed for teaching reading give more or less weight to each of these basic domains. The design of new reading programs, analysis of existing programs, and their implementation in classrooms has led to the invention of a variety of indexes for characterizing the level, difficulty, or accessibility of texts. We introduce an index called the Critical Word Factor (CWF), specifically for texts used by beginning readers. The index is not a blanket measure for reading texts but is ...