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Peer reviewedLayton, James R. – Journal of Reading, 1980
Provides a chart to be used with the Dale-Chall Readability Formula to simplify computation of readability level. (MKM)
Descriptors: Charts, Elementary Secondary Education, Readability Formulas, Reading Research
Harris, Albert J.; Jacobson, Milton D. – 1980
This paper describes the Harris-Jacobson Readability Formula A, a revision of a readability formula based on word lists from "Basic Elementary Reading Vocabularies." Section one of the paper discusses procedures for using the formula, including the selection of samples, scoring the variables, and applying the formula. The next section…
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Measurement Techniques, Readability, Readability Formulas
Peer reviewedFeldman, Phil; And Others – Reading Improvement, 1983
Reports on the development of a computer program that was used with five different readability formulas to assess levels of reading difficulty. (FL)
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Testing, Computer Programs, Microcomputers, Readability Formulas
Peer reviewedFry, Edward – Journal of Reading, 1990
Presents a readability formula suitable for passages from 40 to 99 words (provided they contain at least 3 sentences). (RS)
Descriptors: Content Area Reading, Difficulty Level, Elementary Secondary Education, Measurement Techniques
Peer reviewedDavenport, Betty M. – Reading Horizons, 1986
Offers a case study of how one teacher used readability formulas to select the most appropriate materials for her students. Presents 10 suggestions that the teacher followed to avoid being tyrannized by the formulas. (FL)
Descriptors: Case Studies, Elementary Secondary Education, Readability Formulas, Reading Diagnosis
Edwards, Peter; Sofo, Frank – 1982
After reviewing criticisms of the exclusive use of readability formulas to evaluate text difficulty and describing successful efforts to broaden the traditional readability formula approach, this report presents a 20 item checklist for determining text comprehensibility based on four criteria: (1) specific objectives or outcomes expected from the…
Descriptors: Check Lists, Content Area Reading, Design, Difficulty Level
