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Download full textDuBay, William H. – Online Submission, 2004
The principles of readability are in every style manual. Readability formulas are in every writing aid. What is missing is the research and theory on which they stand. This short review of readability research spans 100 years. The first part covers the history of adult literacy studies in the U.S., establishing the stratified nature of the adult…
Descriptors: Readability, Adult Literacy, Readability Formulas, Reading Achievement
