Graded Readers: Validating Reading Levels across Publishers.
Graded readers can be an optimal resource to help language students improve and personalize their learning experience. An extensive reading library with graded readers and well-defined levels of reading difficulty increases language students' chances of having a successful reading experience and bec...
| Publicado en: | Hispania Vol. 99; no. 1; pp. 66 - 87 |
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Johns Hopkins University Press
Mar2016
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| fields | @attributes: recordID: 1 pdfLink: plink: https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=hlh&AN=113732847&site=ehost-live header: @attributes: shortDbName: hlh uiTerm: 113732847 longDbName: Humanities International Complete uiTag: AN controlInfo: bkinfo: jinfo: jid: 00182133 QPR jtl: Hispania issn: 00182133 maglogo: N pubinfo: dt: Mar2016 vid: 99 iid: 1 pid: 226 pub: Johns Hopkins University Press artinfo: ui: 113732847 10.1353/hpn.2016.0027 ppf: 66 ppct: 21 formats: tig: atl: Graded Readers: Validating Reading Levels across Publishers. aug: au: Rodrigo, Victoria affil: Georgia State University su: Reading level of students Spanish language Foreign language education Readability (Literary style) Libraries sug: subj: Reading level of students Spanish language Foreign language education Readability (Literary style) Libraries keyword: extensive reading library/biblioteca de lectura extensiva graded readers/lecturas graduadas publishers/casas editoriales reading level/nivel de lectores Spanish as a Foreign Language/español como lengua extranjera ab: Graded readers can be an optimal resource to help language students improve and personalize their learning experience. An extensive reading library with graded readers and well-defined levels of reading difficulty increases language students' chances of having a successful reading experience and become independent readers. However, when it comes to implementing such a library, there is a practical issue. A review of the graded readers available in Spanish reveals different proficiency levels and a lack of a uniform set of criteria for establishing levels of reading difficulty. Through the analysis of 203 titles by 12 publishers (from Spain, England, Italy, and the United States) complemented by an objective and uniform tool--a readability test--the present study validates and suggests alignment among reading levels across publishers. The ultimate goal of this study is to provide language teachers and program administrators with a uniform system of cataloging graded readers under the premise that a well-established library fosters independent language learning. pubtype: Academic Journal doctype: Article src: R language: English refInfo: copyright: @attributes: flag: Y dt: @attributes: year: 2016 holdings: @attributes: islocal: N |
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