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ERIC/RCS: Readability Formulas
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Monteith, Mary K. – Journal of Reading, 1976
Descriptors: Literature Reviews, Measurement Instruments, Readability, Readability Formulas
An Examination of the McCall-Crabbs Standard Test Lessons in Reading.
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Jacobson, Milton D.; And Others – Journal of Reading, 1978
Concludes that after 50 years, the McCall-Crabbs norms are out of date and need to be revised. (MKM)
Descriptors: Educational Change, Educational Needs, Norms, Readability
Fry's Readability Graph: Clarifications, Validity, and Extension to Level 17
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Fry, Edward – Journal of Reading, 1977
Discusses why proper nouns should be counted and how to count syllables and words, recent work on the validity of readability formulas, and the readability graph extrapolated to college level. (JM)
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Higher Education, Measurement Techniques, Readability
Comparative Readability: Four Formulas and Newbery Books
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Guidry, Loyd J.; Knight, D. Frances – Journal of Reading, 1976
Describes an adjustment factor which makes readability formulas more accurate. (RB)
Descriptors: Books, Evaluation Methods, Literature Reviews, Measurement Instruments