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Peer reviewedAnderson, Jonathan – Journal of Research in Reading, 1983
Reports a number of modifications to the computer readability program STAR (Simple Tests Approach to Readability) designed to make it more useful. (FL)
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Testing, Content Analysis, Readability, Readability Formulas
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 reviewedStahl, Steven A. – Topics in Language Disorders, 2003
This article explores the relationships between vocabulary knowledge and text readability. It discusses how procedures used by readability formulas to assess the vocabulary factor can over- or underestimate text difficulty by counting syllables rather than assessing what the reader knows about the words in a text. (Contains references.) (Author/CR)
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation Methods, Language Impairments, Performance Factors
