Keeping a Clozed Mind on Reading

• Main Author: Dwyer, Edward J.
• Format: Others
• Published: Digital Commons @ East Tennessee State University 1980
• Subjects: closed mind on reading; Curriculum and Instruction; Language and Literacy Education
• Online Access: https://dc.etsu.edu/etsu-works/3350; https://dc.etsu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=4446&context=etsu-works

Cloze has a rich and interesting history as a method for encouraging reading achievement as well as for use as on approach to measuring reading competence. Cloze can be used effectively in instructional programs in many ways, including ( 1) paired or small group wo;k, (222) "crossword cloze" type activities, and (3) multiple-choice type formats. The "doze informal" contains a series of graded passages which presents reading instructors with a method for matching students with appropriate instructional materials. In the "cloze informal", students' scores are obtained from performance on a series of cloze passages. Scores can be used to assess competence at various levels of difficulty and further can be compared at a later date with scores obtained from readmission of the set of cloze passages.