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Peer reviewedFry, Edward – Journal of Reading, 1990
Presents a readability formula suitable for passages from 40 to 99 words (provided they contain at least 3 sentences). (RS)
Descriptors: Content Area Reading, Difficulty Level, Elementary Secondary Education, Measurement Techniques
Edwards, Peter; Sofo, Frank – 1982
After reviewing criticisms of the exclusive use of readability formulas to evaluate text difficulty and describing successful efforts to broaden the traditional readability formula approach, this report presents a 20 item checklist for determining text comprehensibility based on four criteria: (1) specific objectives or outcomes expected from the…
Descriptors: Check Lists, Content Area Reading, Design, Difficulty Level
State Univ. of New York, Albany. Two Year Coll. Student Development Center. – 1981
Intended as a resource of staff-tested activities for two-year college faculty, staff, and administrators, this manual is a compilation of representative materials from training workshops conducted, as a professional development project, to increase instructor skills and knowledge regarding intervention in reading deficiency of postsecondary…
Descriptors: Cloze Procedure, College Faculty, Content Area Reading, Faculty Development
