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Peer reviewedSchatzberg-Smith, Kathleen – Research & Teaching in Developmental Education, 1989
Reviews the literature and research on readability. Examines early formulas that relied on sentence length and difficulty of vocabulary, the subsequent use of cloze procedure to measure text readability, and other factors now recognized as influences on the comprehensibility of a text. Concludes that readability formulas have not served education…
Descriptors: Cloze Procedure, Literature Reviews, Readability, Readability Formulas
