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The Reading Estimate Program: A Computerized Method for Calculating the Raygor Readability Estimate.
Otts, David – Computers, Reading and Language Arts, 1985
Presents the Reading Estimate Program, which follows the same procedure as the Raygor Estimate for determining readability. (CRH)
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Software, Elementary Education, Instructional Materials
Download full textDavison, Alice; And Others – 1980
In the past 30 or 40 years there has been much discussion about what factors contribute to readability in texts. In an attempt to characterize factors not measurable by current objective readability formulas, four texts that were adapted for younger readers were compared with their originals to see what kinds of changes adaptors had made and to…
Descriptors: Editing, Elementary Education, Instructional Materials, Readability
PDF pending restorationSchwartz, Roswitha E. W. – 1975
The development of a readability formula designed to determine the readability level of German instructional materials at the elementary level is discussed in this paper. The readability formula which was developed is called the German Readability Graph and is similar to the Fry Readability Graph. Syllables and number of sentences are counted per…
Descriptors: Books, Childrens Literature, Elementary Education, German
