The Online Graded Text Editor

The Online Graded Text Editor

Dr. Rob WaringDr. Charles Browne

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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/

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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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