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Systematic method for creating reading materials targeted to specific readability levels

  • US 20030068603A1
  • Filed: 09/17/2002
  • Published: 04/10/2003
  • Est. Priority Date: 09/17/2001
  • Status: Abandoned Application
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1. A method for creating reading materials having a target readability level, a target percentage of sight words, and a target phonic skill level comprising:

  • in advance of authoring a written work, determining the target readability level, the target percentage of sight words and the target phonic skill level of the work;

    after determining the target readability level, the target percentage of sight words and the target phonic skill level, authoring the work; and

    after authoring the work, repeating the following steps until it is determined that (1) a readability level of the work is equal to the target readability level and (2) a percentage of sight words in the work is equal to the target percentage of sight words and (3) a phonic skill level of the work is equal to the target phonic skill level;

    determining the readability level of the work, if the readability of the work is less than the target readability level, editing the work to increase the readability level, if the readability of the work is greater than the target readability level, editing the work to decrease the readability level, if the readability of the work is equal to the target readability level, determining the percentage of sight words included in the work, if the percentage of sight words is less than the target percentage of sight words, editing the work to increase the percentage of sight words, if the percentage of sight words is greater than the target percentage of sight words, editing the work to decrease the percentage of sight words, if the percentage of sight words is equal to the target percentage of sight words, determining the phonic skill level of the work, if the phonic skill level is less than the target phonic skill level, editing the work to increase the phonic skill level, and if the phonic skill level is greater than the target phonic skill level, editing the work to decrease the phonic skill level.

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