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Daghio, M. Monica; Fattori, Giuseppe; Ciardullo, Anna V. – Advances in Health Sciences Education, 2006
Objectives: We compared two non-alternative methods to assess the readability and learning of easy-to-read educational health materials co-written by physicians, educators and citizens. Methods: Data from seven easy-to-read materials were analyzed. Readability formulae, and ad hoc data on readability and learning were also computed. Results: The…
Descriptors: Readability, Health Materials, Evaluation Methods, Functional Reading

Trapini, Fred; Walmsley, Sean – Journal of Reading, 1981
Findings indicate that different readability formulas will not record the same degree of change in readability level if easier synonyms are inserted, sentences shortened, or text rewritten for simplification. (MKM)
Descriptors: Discourse Analysis, Functional Reading, Readability, Readability Formulas
Mikulecky, Larry; Diehl, William – 1979
After reiterating the findings of an earlier examination of job literacy, this paper discusses the results of a job literacy survey involving interviews with 107 individuals representing 100 occupations ranging from short-order cooks and assembly-line workers to lawyers and corporation vice-presidents. Other aspects of the research findings…
Descriptors: Adult Literacy, Functional Reading, Job Skills, Readability Formulas
Jacob, Evelyn; Crandall, Jo Ann – 1979
In a response to the Mikulecky and Diehl examination of work-related literacy, this paper points out the need for data based on ethnographic approaches to research and more realistic assessments of text difficulty. Also suggested are questions to which future research might respond: How much of functional literacy is really functional competency?…
Descriptors: Adult Literacy, Functional Reading, Job Skills, Readability Formulas
McGarva, Mary – 1989
This article suggests the following ways of making material easier for adults to read: using layout and print size to make meaning clear; making audio recordings and simplified versions of printed matter; and increasing the relevance of the content to the reader. Intended for teachers of adults in reading programs, the study also contains a…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Foreign Countries, Functional Literacy
Gaston, Nancy; Daniels, Patricia – 1988
This guide is intended for use in developing informational materials intended to be read by adults with limited reading skills. Most of the examples used throughout the guidelines relate to food and nutrition; however, the concepts they illustrate are applicable to any topic. The following topics are covering: knowing a written message's intended…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Content Analysis, Difficulty Level, Expository Writing
Kern, Richard P. – 1980
This report was prepared to assist the United States Army in evaluating the usefulness of readability formulas in identifying material that will be comprehended by readers at a given reading skill level. Existing readability methods and research findings were reviewed against three major criterion questions and the findings are discussed. The…
Descriptors: Adults, Functional Reading, Job Training, Military Training