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ERIC Number: EJ169506
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1977
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A Comparison of American and West German Basal Texts
Schwartz, Roswitha; Allington, Richard L.
Reading Teacher, 31, 3, 280-2, Dec 77
A study of physical and pedagogical characteristics, determination of basal difficulty, and story contents in West German and United States reading texts shows that basal readers are more often similar than dissimilar, perhaps having undergone similar developmental changes across cultures. (JM)
Descriptors: Basic Reading, Comparative Analysis, Elementary Education, Foreign Countries, Readability, Reading Instruction, Reading Research, Textbook Content, Textbook Research
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Identifiers: West Germany