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Direct linkGraham, Steve; Hebert, Michael; Paige Sandbank, Michael; Harris, Karen R. – Learning Disability Quarterly, 2016
This study examined the number of writing samples needed to obtain a reliable estimate of young struggling writers' capabilities. It further assessed if performance in one genre was reflective of performance in other genres for these children. Second- and third-grade students (81 boys, 56 girls), who were identified as struggling writers in need…
Descriptors: Writing Achievement, Writing Difficulties, Writing (Composition), Norm Referenced Tests
Smith, Lawrence L. – 1975
The six tables presented in this paper were prepared in the belief that more educators would use the Harris-Jacobson Readability Formulas if the operations employed in those formulas to determine the estimated readability level of materials could be completed more quickly and with fewer calculations. Instructions for using the tables are included.…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Measurement Techniques, Readability Formulas, Reading Instruction
Peer reviewedHarris, Albert J.; Jacobson, Milton D. – Journal of Reading, 1976
Describes a computer formula which measures readability according to how well high school seniors comprehend reading passages. (RB)
Descriptors: Grade 12, Readability, Readability Formulas, Reading Achievement
