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Peer reviewedArmbruster, Bonnie B.; And Others – Educational Leadership, 1985
Readability formulas may detract from textbook quality. They overlook text and reader characteristics that affect comprehension. Moreover, average "readability levels" ignore wide variations within texts and between scales. The shortened sentences and simplified vocabulary used to conform texts to formulas sacrifice precision and connectedness,…
Descriptors: Coherence, Readability, Readability Formulas, Syntax
Peer reviewedRygiel, Mary Ann – Teaching English in the Two-Year College, 1982
Examines readability formulas and examples of their misuse. Analyzes an essay by George Orwell which was given a grade 10 readability level by one formula and discusses characteristics of Orwell's style that refute the accuracy of formula rating. (HTH)
Descriptors: Content Analysis, Readability, Readability Formulas, Reading Material Selection
Peer reviewedJohnston, Peter H.; Allignton, Richard L. – Reading Research Quarterly, 1983
Criticizes a study of the reliability and validity of curriculum-based reading inventories by L. S. Fuchs, D. Fuchs, and S. L. Deno and raises questions regarding the study's internal and external validity. (AEA)
Descriptors: Informal Reading Inventories, Readability Formulas, Reading Research, Research Methodology
