Hi Glen, Yes, the bar code already on the book is just the ISBN, so it will be the same if you have multiple copies of the same book. This should still tell ...
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Glenski
atsubetsutea...
Jan 9, 2012 9:33 am
... Mark, If Takashi, Mari, and Akiko have each borrowed a copy of Tom Sawyer (you have at least 3 copies in your library), but you are trying to determine...
5967
stewart_reading@...
jaltsigchief
Jan 10, 2012 11:52 pm
Hi Ken, As Glenski mentioned, I wrote an article on this a few years back. It is in ERJ 2.1 and can be downloaded from http://jaltersig.org/ Technologies have...
5968
stewart_reading@...
jaltsigchief
Jan 10, 2012 11:58 pm
I don't use the ISBN on the back of the book as we have 20 copies of some books. I printed up barcodes that include a copy number. It is not hard. Barcodes...
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Glenski
atsubetsutea...
Jan 13, 2012 5:50 am
Publishers differ in the level code numbers they assign to books. Penguin level 1 books may not be equivalent in headwords or overall grammar and vocabulary to...
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Rob Waring
waring_robert
Jan 27, 2012 3:59 am
Hi all Joe Poulshock shared this with me, I thought you'd like it. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GNpNfhpqDk4 Rob Skype: waring_robert ...
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Wendy
arnoldworld@...
Jan 27, 2012 11:23 am
Absolutely fantastic! W...
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Jeremy Taylor
jeremytaylor...
Jan 27, 2012 2:26 pm
Hi All, I am in the process of overhauling my tired-looking website (over 9 years old) and am hoping to have lots of information about graded readers. Could ...
5973
Glen Hill
atsubetsutea...
Jan 28, 2012 1:10 am
Personally, when I look for graded readers now, I'm afraid the first thing I consider is whether they have a MoodleReader quiz. My students are so apathetic...
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Frank Christensen
frankrock_2000
Jan 29, 2012 2:11 pm
Hi Glen and All, We also do not buy new graded readers if they are not in Moodle reader. Why is Rob's Footprints series not in Moodle reader? We presently use...
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Rob Waring
waring_robert
Jan 29, 2012 2:17 pm
Hi, It's definitely there under Cengage Footprint. All cengage Readers are including Foundations and PageTurners (well the one that we've printed…) Rob On...
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john callahan
bellpawt2003
Jan 29, 2012 6:11 pm
Hi guys, It is ridiculous to focus in on word content in the provision of library resourcing for a lot of reasons ... Come on ...use your brains......
5977
Glen Hill
atsubetsutea...
Jan 30, 2012 12:04 am
John, What exactly are you referring to? I'm not sure I understand what you mean. Your post was a little too short. Glenski ... John, What exactly are you...
5978
john callahan
bellpawt2003
Jan 31, 2012 4:52 am
A person can not read with understanding any better than they can speak with expression Language is a living thing. Books can bring it alive. We don't learn...
5979
Lemmer Richard
richardlemme...
Jan 31, 2012 5:01 am
John, Afraid I too am missing your point. Where and when did anyone suggest that we acquire language one discrete word at a time. The only mention I saw about...
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Rob Waring
waring_robert
Jan 31, 2012 5:54 am
Hello all, I'm also unclear about the following claims. John would you take the time to help disambiguate them for us? ... Rob ... Hello all, I'm also unclear...
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Murphy Ron
botchan12000
Jan 31, 2012 6:29 am
Hi group, I have a budget to buy GRs. In addition to single books, I also plan to buy two or three titles in sets of 50 for whole class work. Although I have...
5982
Kieran
gradedreading
Jan 31, 2012 10:25 am
I was invited by OUP to review the new Bookworms iPhone/iPad Apps - you can find my overview of the iPhone titles here:...
5983
Glen Hill
atsubetsutea...
Jan 31, 2012 11:32 am
Ron, Is there some reason you have selected so many movie titles? Seems a bit strange to be so unbalanced. I find it hard to suggest any titles at all without...
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Thomas N. Robb
trobb49
Jan 31, 2012 2:27 pm
In response to Kieran's question concerning MoodleReader, I'd like to make a brief reply here. More information can be had at http://moodlereader.orgor by...
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Glenski
atsubetsutea...
Feb 1, 2012 12:02 am
I'm bumping this for 2 reasons. One, nobody has replied to my initial post, and I suspect that for Japanese residents it's because of a busy time of year,...
5986
Murphy Ron
botchan12000
Feb 1, 2012 1:34 am
Glenski, I am hoping that someone replies to your initial post, as your question is one that I have had, and am currently mulling. Come on group! Any help...
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john callahan
bellpawt2003
Feb 1, 2012 2:14 am
Hi Guys "A person can not read with understanding any better than they can speak with expression' This quote was made at a dyslexia conference in New York a...
5988
Glen Hill
atsubetsutea...
Feb 1, 2012 2:53 am
John, I can see that you feel strongly about this topic, but I must admit that I am still confused. Sorry. You wrote: That means that fluency should be the top...
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Glen Hill
atsubetsutea...
Feb 1, 2012 2:59 am
For what it's worth, that article by Carver concluded as follows: They tried to see whether elementary age native students in the U.S. would show a difference...
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Kriss Lange
langeegnal
Feb 1, 2012 3:08 am
Hi Glenski, I guess I will go ahead and mention the Yomiyasusa level (YL). Although it doesn't use an equation to calculate reading difficulty (that I know...
5991
Glen Hill
atsubetsutea...
Feb 1, 2012 5:26 am
Hi, Kriss, and thanks for replying. I guess my main point in the first posting was to ask how to assess a book's reading level if the book comes from overseas....
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Mark Brierley
mark13867
Feb 1, 2012 6:34 am
Hi Glen, There are YLs for hundreds, probably thousands of L1 books from kids up. Please scroll down to the bottom of the page you just referenced. You can ...
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Jez Uden
jezuden@...
Feb 1, 2012 8:39 am
hi John are you comparing dyslexic 'native speakers' with foreign language learners?? If so this would be immediately problematic as native speakers already...
5994
Rob Waring
waring_robert
Feb 1, 2012 9:25 am
Hi There's also quite a bit of research that shows that the text in graded readers mirrors that of native texts very well in terms of construction, collocation...
