Reading Ease and the Mildly Handicapped Youth. Enhancing the Readability of Career Information Materials.

Schloss, Patrick J.; And Others

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ERIC Number: EJ379519

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Publication Date: 1988

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Reading Ease and the Mildly Handicapped Youth. Enhancing the Readability of Career Information Materials.

Schloss, Patrick J.; And Others

Journal for Vocational Special Needs Education, v10 n2 p17-21 Win 1988

The authors collected career information pamphlets for 16 jobs requiring little or no postsecondary education and analyzed these materials using Fry's readability formula. It was found that 26 of the 36 pamphlets analyzed were written at a postsecondary reading level; in fact, 14 were written at a reading level for college seniors. (CH)

Descriptors: Career Awareness, Mild Disabilities, Occupational Information, Readability, Reading Ability, Secondary Education

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Assessments and Surveys: Fry Readability Formula

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