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Subjective Text Difficulty: An Alternative Approach to Defining the Difficulty Level of Written Text.

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Tamor, Lynne – Journal of Reading Behavior, 1981

Outlines three constructs of text difficulty: text-based (objective), performance-based (behavioral), and a combination of the two (subjective). (HOD)

Descriptors: Difficulty Level, Elementary Education, Elementary School Students, Readability

The Syntactic Complexity of Primary Grade Children's Oral Language and Primary Grade Reading Materials: A Comparative Analysis.

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Glazer, 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