the online graded text editor
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The Online Graded Text Editor. Dr. Rob Waring Dr. Charles Browne. www-ER-Central.com/ogte. Writing Graded Materials. How do you know you are using words in level? How do you know which words are out of level? How do you maintain equal leveling for different texts at the same level?. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
The Online Graded Text Editor
Dr. Rob WaringDr. Charles Browne
www-ER-Central.com/ogte
Writing Graded Materials
How do you know you are using words in level?How do you know which words are out of level?How do you maintain equal leveling for different texts at the same level?
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How to Grade Your Own Reading Texts…
Solution 1: use a text analysis toolhttp://www.lextutor.ca/vp/
http://www.lextutor.ca
What is OGTE?
• A FREE editing tool for teachers and authors• It allows users to analyze the vocabulary in a text by
pre-set levels• Allows you to write something to a specific level• You can add your own wordlists (if you ask nicely)
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Black – in levelRed out of listRed underline – out of levelGreen – ignored words
Black – in levelRed out of listRed underline – out of levelGreen – ignored words
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Users select a wordlist (more will be added later)
They select a level within that wordlist
The buttons are tabs that show various data analyses
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The full wordlist (86,000 TYPES)
Words in the selected list (e.g. the General list
with 4500 words)
Words in the text which are in level e.g Level 7
OUT OF LIST WORDS
OUT OF LEVEL WORDS
– In the selected list but not in level
IN LIST WORDS
IN LEVEL WORDS
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All data can be exported to your computer
Exported data: •Is in Excel format•can be manipulated as you wish
OGTE records various statistics:•Total running words•% in / out of list etc.•% words ignored•Etc.
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Wordlists
The current General Service list has 16 levels corresponding to the Extensive Reading Foundations levels.More wordlists to be added soon•TOEIC•Ministry lists•Business list
Want to add your list? Ask.
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About us
Extensive Reading Central is:• a brand new website developed for the ER community by EFL Technologies•completely free•still building the site, so bear with us as we add content.
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Site features• Amazon Affiliate Bookstore (end of October)• Hundreds of links• Blogs and comments• Online Discussions (coming soon) • Online Graded Text Editor• Information for researchers• ER and EL Videos• Advice Center (coming soon)• ER/EL Calendar
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For teachers
• How to do ER/EL• Graded Reader series info• Managing an ER program• ER resources and downloads
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For Authors
• How to write graded materials• Getting published• Online Graded Text Editor• Submit your profile
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For Students
• Advice on reading and learning• Text Helper (coming soon)• Graded reading materials (coming soon)• Word learning (coming soon)
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