When and where did I find the word: Friendly text was the title of and mentioned multiple times within the article that described text friendly features. (Dreher & Singer 2001)
Dreher, M. J. & Singer, H. (1989). Friendly text and text-friendly teachers. Theory Into Practice, 28(2), 98-105.
What it means: According to Dreher and Singer (1989) Friendly texts are texts that have features that facilitate learning from it. Within the article it described many different kinds of text features: Text organization, ways to measure time, signaling, discourse consistency, cohesion, explication, conceptual density, names into words, metadiscourse, and instructional devices. These help the reader create a relationship between the text and their understanding of/ learning from the text.
Level of Familiarity: I have never heard of the term friendly text. I, however, have been familiar with the definition behind the term for a while. The many features described in the article are features that I look for in my own textbooks and textbooks for my students.
Do I want to know this word well and tell why? I want to know this word well and the features that are associated with it, to manage my own classroom books and help my students understand and use the text features.
Do I think others should know this word well....if so who and why? This word is a very important term to know. Teachers should examine their own books for text friendly features. If their books are text friendly, it may help to point out the specific features such as signaling that will help students to understand/ comprehend the information in the text.
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