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Download full textFletcher, Richard K., Jr. – 1974
The purpose of the study was to determine the readability level and the level of involvement for selected science textbooks for grades 7-10. A review of related literature concerning readability scales and the Romey Index is included. Thirty secondary science texts were evaluated using the Fry Readability Graph and Romey's Involvement Index. The…
Descriptors: Educational Research, General Science, Readability, Readability Formulas
LaSasso, Carol – Teaching English to Deaf and Second-Language Students, 1982
Examines the variables experienced teachers of deaf children use to make decisions about the difficulty of a text for use by their students and how effective teacher judgment actually is in determining text difficulty. (EKN)
Descriptors: Deafness, Difficulty Level, Educational Research, Readability Formulas
Fry, Edward – 1986
Readability formulas have varied uses. In education they are used to match children's reading ability to the difficulty level of material, select stories and books for classroom use and for individual students' particular needs, select textbooks and other reading materials, aid educational research, and check reading materials of newly literate…
Descriptors: Business, Content Analysis, Difficulty Level, Educational Research
