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The Cloze Procedure

The Cloze Procedure is a valuable assessment tool for teachers. Teachers determine the frequency and then delete very nth word of a reading passage. Readers then have to read the text and insert a word that makes sense. The cloze procedure helps determine if a text is readable to a student and can help determine if a certain reading level is on target for a particular student. Here is an example:



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Christina Ontiveros Kindergarten & ESL Teacher easyesl@outlook.com