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Peer reviewedFitzgerald, Gisela G. – Reading Research Quarterly, 1980
Takes issue with E. Fry's widely accepted claim that the average readability of a book is ascertainable on the basis of only three samples; reports that numerous samples were needed to estimate readability means of 36 basal workbooks. (MKM)
Descriptors: Basal Reading, Elementary Education, Readability, Readability Formulas
Kent, Thomas L. – 1980
Writers and writing teachers should be wary of depending on readability indexes as indicators of the difficulty of written messages. The Gunning Fog Index and the Damerst Clear Index, two readability formulas, were used to determine the readability of "A Statement of Editorial Policy" and two abstracts appearing in an issue of…
Descriptors: Audiences, Comparative Analysis, Discourse Analysis, Educational Research
