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Peer reviewedDanielson, Kathy Everts – Reading Horizons, 1987
Lists the dangers of readability formulas and concludes that while they may be a necessary evil, they should not be used as the underlying structure of a reading program. (FL)
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Readability Formulas, Reading Comprehension, Reading Instruction
Peer reviewedBamberger, Richard; Rabin, Annette T. – Reading Teacher, 1984
Describes recent Austrian research concerning readability formulas, especially the Swedish Lix formula. Describes a prototype for a system of evaluating the individual variables that contribute to the difficulty of student reading materials. (FL)
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Foreign Countries, Readability, Readability Formulas
