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Peer reviewedBeals, Diane E. – Teaching Exceptional Children, 1989
Estimating readability requires more than a formula comparing word length and sentence length. Other factors to be considered include vocabulary, the relationship between syntax and readability, the syntax used in children's oral language, and writing style. Steps are outlined for systematically estimating readability of instructional materials…
Descriptors: Child Language, Disabilities, Elementary Secondary Education, Instructional Materials
Peer reviewedGlazer, Susan Mandel – Reading Teacher, 1974
Reviews research using sentence length as a factor in predicting readability and discusses the possibility of sentence complexity as a more accurate variable. (TO)
Descriptors: Child Language, Language Acquisition, Language Patterns, Readability
Peer reviewedGlazer, Susan Mandel; Morrow, Lesley Mandel – Journal of Reading Behavior, 1978
A study assessed and compared the syntax in the oral language of six-, seven-, and eight-year-olds with the syntax in the written language of reading instruction textbooks prepared for children of the same age. (HOD)
Descriptors: Basic Reading, Child Language, Comparative Analysis, Difficulty Level
