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Fitzgerald, 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