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Contradictory info on Graded Reader levels. Which do we believe?
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"Graded Readers"" are supposedly ""graded"" according to their difficulty. While the grading may be internally consistent for a specific publisher, comparing even a few of the most popular series shows that books with an identical headword counts can be labelled at widely different levels on the CEFR scale. We will first outline the various criteria that might be used to establish text difficulty and then explore the inconsistencies when matched against each other. Finally, we shall make some recommendations for teachers on how to make sound decisions on suitable material for their students despite this morass of contradictory information."
Kyoto Sangyo University (Emeritus)