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Download full textHolster, Trevor A.; Lake, J. W.; Pellowe, William R. – Reading in a Foreign Language, 2017
This study used many-faceted Rasch measurement to investigate the difficulty of graded readers using a 3-item survey. Book difficulty was compared with Kyoto Level, Yomiyasusa Level, Lexile Level, book length, mean sentence length, and mean word frequency. Word frequency and Kyoto Level were found to be ineffective in predicting students'…
Descriptors: Basal Reading, Difficulty Level, Books, Surveys
Direct linkCrossley, Scott A.; Allen, David B.; McNamara, Danielle S. – Reading in a Foreign Language, 2011
Texts are routinely simplified for language learners with authors relying on a variety of approaches and materials to assist them in making the texts more comprehensible. Readability measures are one such tool that authors can use when evaluating text comprehensibility. This study compares the Coh-Metrix Second Language (L2) Reading Index, a…
Descriptors: Readability, Readability Formulas, Word Processing, Psycholinguistics
