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ERIC Number: EJ193934
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1978-Nov
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This Basal Is Easy to Read--or Is it?
Gourley, Judith W.
Reading Teacher, v32 n2 p174-82 Nov 1978
Basal readers are supposed to be easy for children to read, but sometimes their language is so unnatural that it's more confusing than helpful. (MKM)
Descriptors: Basic Reading, Beginning Reading, Child Language, Language Patterns, Language Research, Primary Education, Readability, Reading Comprehension, Sentence Structure, Textbooks
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Language: English
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