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White, Alfred L.; Scott, Paula L.; Grant, Dorothy E. – Volta Review, 2000
A structured analysis of three basal readers written for grades 2-5 was conducted using the T-unit (any independent clause) as the primary unit of analysis. The number of T-units per 100 words, the number of words per T-unit, the number of clauses per T-unit, and the number of morphemes per T-unit (a new index of linguistic maturity) are reported.…
Descriptors: Basal Reading, Difficulty Level, Elementary Education, Readability