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Peer reviewedFusaro, Joseph A. – Reading Research and Instruction, 1988
Supports the results of a previous study that concluded that the Farr-Jenkins-Paterson formula resulted in a more difficult readability level than the Flesch Reading Ease formula, the Dale-Chall Readability formula, and the Fry Readability Graph, and that the Fry Readability Graph is accurate within one grade level. (MS)
Descriptors: Guides, Readability, Readability Formulas, Reading Research
Brittain, Mary M. – 1985
A study examined basal readers and trade books in terms of reading ease as estimated by readability formulas and the incidence of figurative language. Based on an earlier study, the study had three major goals: to (1) assess and compare two reading series ("A" and "B") at each of two grade levels; (2) assess and compare…
Descriptors: Basal Reading, Content Analysis, Elementary Education, Figurative Language
Sherrell, Eugene G. – 1978
A Missouri study was conducted to investigate the reading abilities of the average vocational technical student to determine if this reading ability was commensurate with the material the student was assigned to read, and to compare the effectiveness of the reading ability to success in completing a vocational course of study. In order to secure…
Descriptors: High School Students, Instructional Materials, Readability, Readability Formulas
