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  2. Easy read - Wikipedia

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    Easy read is a method of presenting written information to make it easier to understand for people with difficulty reading. Easy read advocates sentences of no more than ten to fifteen words, with each sentence having just one idea and one verb. Active sentences are used instead of passive sentences. Easy read is closely edited to express ideas ...

  3. British Council - Wikipedia

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    The British Council works in more than 100 countries: promoting a wider knowledge of the UK and the English language; encouraging cultural, scientific, technological and educational understanding and cooperation; changing people's lives through access to UK education, skills, qualifications, culture and society; and attracting people who matter ...

  4. Graded reader - Wikipedia

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    A graded reader book is an "easy reading" book that supports the extensive reading approach to teaching English as a second or foreign language, and other languages.While many graded reader books are written for native speaker children, more often they are targeted at young adults and above, since children's books are already widely available and deal with topics not relevant to more mature ...

  5. BBC's 100 Most Inspiring Novels - Wikipedia

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    On 5 November 2019, the BBC published a list of novels selected by a panel of six writers and critics, who had been asked to choose 100 English language novels "that have had an impact on their lives". [1]

  6. Flesch–Kincaid readability tests - Wikipedia

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    "The Flesch–Kincaid" (F–K) reading grade level was developed under contract to the U.S. Navy in 1975 by J. Peter Kincaid and his team. [1] Related U.S. Navy research directed by Kincaid delved into high-tech education (for example, the electronic authoring and delivery of technical information), [2] usefulness of the Flesch–Kincaid readability formula, [3] computer aids for editing tests ...

  7. International English Language Testing System - Wikipedia

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    British Council, IDP Education, Cambridge Assessment English. Skills tested: Listening, reading, writing, and speaking of the English language. Purpose: To assess the English language proficiency of non-native English speakers. Year started: 1980; 45 years ago () Duration: Listening: 40 minutes (including 10-minute transfer time in paper-based ...

  8. Simple view of reading - Wikipedia

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    The reading rope is a visualization of the simple view published by psychologist Hollis Scarborough in 2001, showing the interactivity of decoding and language comprehension (and their sub-components) in producing fluent reading comprehension. [16]

  9. Extensive reading - Wikipedia

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    Extensive reading (ER) is the process ... English readers have primarily been produced by British publishers, rather than American or other Anglophone nations ...