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| Journal of Reading | 12 |
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| Barry, Jeanne Gardner | 1 |
| Cohen, Judith H. | 1 |
| Cox, Juanita | 1 |
| Craig, Linda C. | 1 |
| Daines, Delva | 1 |
| Fry, Edward | 1 |
| Guidry, Loyd J. | 1 |
| Jacobson, Milton D. | 1 |
| Knight, D. Frances | 1 |
| Koenke, Karl | 1 |
| Mason, Lynne G. | 1 |
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| Dale Chall Readability Formula | 2 |
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Peer reviewedMonteith, Mary K. – Journal of Reading, 1976
Descriptors: Literature Reviews, Measurement Instruments, Readability, Readability Formulas
Peer reviewedJacobson, Milton D.; And Others – Journal of Reading, 1978
Concludes that after 50 years, the McCall-Crabbs norms are out of date and need to be revised. (MKM)
Descriptors: Educational Change, Educational Needs, Norms, Readability
Peer reviewedFry, Edward – Journal of Reading, 1977
Discusses why proper nouns should be counted and how to count syllables and words, recent work on the validity of readability formulas, and the readability graph extrapolated to college level. (JM)
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Higher Education, Measurement Techniques, Readability
Peer reviewedGuidry, Loyd J.; Knight, D. Frances – Journal of Reading, 1976
Describes an adjustment factor which makes readability formulas more accurate. (RB)
Descriptors: Books, Evaluation Methods, Literature Reviews, Measurement Instruments
Peer reviewedCraig, Linda C. – Journal of Reading, 1977
Offers step-by-step instructions for rewriting reading material which is too difficult for secondary students who are reading at a second or third grade level. (JM)
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Readability, Reading Instruction, Reading Level
Peer reviewedPauk, Walter – Journal of Reading, 1973
Descriptors: Motivation, Readability, Reading Interests, Reading Level
Peer reviewedBarry, Jeanne Gardner; Stevenson, Timothy E. – Journal of Reading, 1975
Concludes that the readability levels of textbooks can be done rapidly and accurately by computer. (RB)
Descriptors: Computer Programs, Elementary Secondary Education, Readability, Reading Level
Peer reviewedCohen, Judith H. – Journal of Reading, 1975
Even when the readability levels of content passages are equal, cloze shows some content areas make easier reading. (RB)
Descriptors: Cloze Procedure, Content Area Reading, Readability, Reading Level
Peer reviewedRosen, Ellen – Journal of Reading, 1976
Descriptors: Instructional Materials, Measurement Instruments, Readability, Reading Instruction
Peer reviewedDaines, Delva; Mason, Lynne G. – Journal of Reading, 1972
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Graphs, Measurement Instruments, Readability
Peer reviewedSimmons, John S.; Cox, Juanita – Journal of Reading, 1972
Descriptors: English Education, Readability, Reading Interests, Reading Level
Peer reviewedKoenke, Karl – Journal of Reading, 1971
Descriptors: Difficulty Level, Evaluation Methods, Measurement Instruments, Readability
