The project was based on the development of “Easy Reading” teaching materials for Initial Vocational Training students with intellectual disabilities in order to increase reading comprehension linked to learning the contents of the course “Career Counseling” (included in the curriculum of these programs). For the composition and design of these materials were used the text design European guidelines of Easy Reading texts proposed by IFLA (International Federation of Library and Librarian Associations) and also other international readability indexes (for instance: Coh-Metrix indexes, Graesser, McNamara y Louwerse, 2003). The teaching material consists of two elements: texts and comprehension assessment exercises in order to check out the students learning. As technological innovation, the project proposes the implementation of electronic texts as both assessment exercises using the Moodle technology, a free software package for creating courses and Internet-based Web sites.

Fajardo, Inmaculada (UV); Ávila, Vicenta (UV); Ferrer, Antonio (UV); Gómez, Marcos (Camí Obert, APSA); Hernández, Ana (Camí Obert, APSA)

Ministry of Education, Social Policy and Sport