Using 48 college texts, comparisons were made of Dale-Chall Readability Formula results based on samples taken from various page intervals. (HOD)

Identifies and describes major factors interacting with readability measures in 36 experimental studies analyzing the validity of such measures. (RB)

Analysis of variance applied to measured working times indicated that the Flesch takes significantly longer to use than Automated Readability Index and the Fog Count. (RB)

Describes a study using the Fry Readability Graph to determine the parameter values for average readability and the range of readability of basal readers. (JM)

Three correlation matrices of readability variables were factor analyzed and the results compared to factor analyses of earlier matrices and to each other. (HOD)

Reports four new readability formulas which account for a higher percentage of variance than the Coleman formulas and which can also be used for readers below college level.

Five informal reading inventories and one standardized test containing graded reading passages were reviewed to determine their readability estimates. (HOD)

Presents results of a study comparing standard automobile insurance policies which are difficult to understand with passages from new readable insurance policies, using the cloze procedure with 150 college and high school students in three reading-ability groups. (JM)

Reports that the readability level of a document is a poor indicator of its comprehension for aged subjects and that simplifying the language of documents may not be sufficient in easing their comprehension difficulties. (FL)

Finds no support for a widely-held theory relating redundancy to reading rate and eye movements. (Author/RB)