ABSTRACT
Purpose:
to elaborate a database of high, medium and low frequency words for reading in High School.
Methods:
the words were extracted from the Portuguese Language didactic content, of São Paulo State Educational material. Only the nouns were selected. The frequency of each word occurrence was computed. To classify them by frequency of occurrence, it was employed the distribution tertiles, mean frequency and tertiles cutoff point. In order to verify the classification obtained,134 students were evaluated: G1 (1stgrade, n=44); G2 (2nd grade, n= 44) e G3 (3rd grade, n= 46). The words were presented, for reading out loud, in two sessions: 1st) high and medium-frequency and 2nd) low-frequency. Descriptive analysis.
Results:
the words truly correspond to the classification presented, and, each word presents its level of difficulty. The professional can choose the words that best fulfill their goals in order to develop procedures for evaluation and intervention in reading.
Conclusion:
E-READING III constitutes a useful resource for professionals, because, it displays a database with a wide range of words to be applied in high school students. It is expected that E-READING III may enable evaluation and intervention procedures for these students concerning reading.
Keywords:
Education, Primary and Secondary; Evaluation; Learning; Reading
