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Peer reviewedCourtis, John K. – Journal of Business Communication, 1987
Investigates the effectiveness of the prose communication in contemporary corporate annual reports. Indicates that a sample of 65 Canadian annual reports for 1984 were classified as "difficult" to "very difficult" and beyond the fluent comprehension ease of 92 percent of the adult population and 56 percent of the investor…
Descriptors: Business Communication, Business English, Communication Problems, Communication Research
Peer reviewedBogert, Judith – Bulletin of the Association for Business Communication, 1985
Points out that readability indexes can serve a useful role in the teaching of writing when used as they were intended to be used. Focuses on Gunning's Fog Index. (EL)
Descriptors: Business Communication, Communication Problems, Higher Education, Readability
Harvey, Rhonda L. – Adult Literacy and Basic Education, 1978
Educators and publishers (including state departments) need to know the readability and usability of periodicals and non-text materials. On the basis of a research review of the relationship between intended audience reading level and non-text materials readability, author recommends state and federal agencies develop materials which meet the…
Descriptors: Adults, Communication Problems, Federal Government, Government Publications
