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Peer reviewedTrapini, Fred; Walmsley, Sean – Journal of Reading, 1981
Findings indicate that different readability formulas will not record the same degree of change in readability level if easier synonyms are inserted, sentences shortened, or text rewritten for simplification. (MKM)
Descriptors: Discourse Analysis, Functional Reading, Readability, Readability Formulas
Download full textMikulecky, Larry; Diehl, William – 1979
After reiterating the findings of an earlier examination of job literacy, this paper discusses the results of a job literacy survey involving interviews with 107 individuals representing 100 occupations ranging from short-order cooks and assembly-line workers to lawyers and corporation vice-presidents. Other aspects of the research findings…
Descriptors: Adult Literacy, Functional Reading, Job Skills, Readability Formulas
