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ERIC Number: EJ703825
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2004-Jan-1
Pages: 5
Abstractor: ERIC
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-0899-1510
EISSN: N/A
Selecting Individualized Reading Material for Informal Assessment of Students with Visual Impairments
Kennedy, Mary Ann Rhoads
RE:view: Rehabilitation Education for Blindness and Visual Impairment, v35 n4 p179 Win 2004
Testing materials for high school students whose reading is below grade level might not be age-appropriate or sufficiently motivating. The first step in finding appropriate material would be to talk with the student to learn his or her interests. To find age-appropriate material the author searched Internet resources and then used Microsoft Word to determine the grade level and word count for each article. With practice, she was able to evaluate these materials without taking too much time. The materials she used could then be as current as the morning news. Local newspapers on-line are an excellent source for material. Use the Search function of the newspaper to explore the Kids' Section or special interest sections such as sports heroes or ethnic foods. Teachers can find other useful Web sites listed at the end of this paper. An alternative is to use the scanner to import reading material into Microsoft Word or another writing program. If the student requires Braille, word lists, stories, and articles from appropriate reading levels can be embossed, but the rest of the process is the same. For all reading material, the word count, print sizes, and reading level can be determined in Microsoft Word. This article offers ideas for selecting individualized reading material for informal assessments of students with visual impairments.
Heldref Publications, Helen Dwight Reid Educational Foundation, 1319 Eighteenth Street, NW, Washington, DC 20036-1802. Web site: http://www.heldref.org.
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers; Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: N/A
Audience: Teachers
Language: English
Sponsor: N/A
Authoring Institution: N/A
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