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ERIC Number: EJ316608
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1985
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The Case for Conservative Reader Placement.
Forell, Elizabeth R.
Reading Teacher, v38 n9 p857-62 May 1985
Points out, by citing a recently completed longitudinal study at the University of Iowa, that children are more likely to discover how reading works and make it work for them if the book is not too hard. (EL)
Descriptors: Academic Aptitude, Basal Reading, Elementary Education, Reading Comprehension, Reading Difficulties, Reading Instruction, Reading Materials, Reading Research, Reading Skills, Reading Strategies, Remedial Reading
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research; Opinion Papers
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Language: English
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