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Time-Saving Tables for Computing the Harris-Jacobson Readability Formulas.

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

Using a Modified SMOG in Primary and Intermediate Grades.

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Smith, Lawrence L. – Reading Horizons, 1984

Describes two modifications to the SMOG Readability Formula designed to make it more useful for primary and intermediate grade materials. (FL)

Descriptors: Intermediate Grades, Primary Education, Readability Formulas, Reading Comprehension