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Peer reviewedBradley, John M.; Ames, Wilbur S. – Journal of Reading Behavior, 1977
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)
Descriptors: Basal Reading, Basic Reading, Elementary Education, Readability
Download full textHarris, Albert J.; Jacobson, Milton D. – 1974
This paper summarizes the work to date on the revised Harris-Jacobson Readability Formulas. The contents include "The Criterion," which discusses the criterion used in the development of the formulas; "Variables Employed," which includes percent of uncommon words, average sentence length, percent of long words, mean number of letters per word, and…
Descriptors: Basic Reading, Elementary Education, Readability, Readability Formulas
Peer reviewedBritton, Gwyneth E.; Lumpkin, Margaret C. – Reading Improvement, 1977
Reports a study of three readability formulas--Dale-Chall, Fry, and Harris-Jacobson--which were used to analyze five current sixth-grade reading textbooks. (JM)
Descriptors: Basic Reading, Computers, Elementary Education, Grade 6
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A method proposed by McCuaig and Hutchings to assess the internal readability variation of books using the Fry readability formula was empirically tested in an analysis of six elementary basal and ten secondary remedial readers. Each book was treated as a series of consecutive 100-word samples. Means and standard deviations were computed for both…
Descriptors: Basic Reading, Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation Methods, Predictive Measurement
Harris, Albert J.; Jacobson, Milton D. – 1978
There is a need for basic readability research and for an easily applied and accurate new readability formula. Two steps taken toward the development of such a formula are the revision of a vocabulary list for primary grades and the combination of reading exercises given at different grade levels into a single scale of ascending difficulty. Much…
Descriptors: Basic Reading, Literature Reviews, Readability, Readability Formulas
Peer reviewedBradley, John Michael – Reading Improvement, 1976
Descriptors: Basic Reading, Primary Education, Readability, Reading Research
Peer reviewedMaginnis, George H. – Reading Teacher, 1969
Descriptors: Basic Reading, Graphs, Informal Reading Inventories, Readability
Peer reviewedBradley, John M.; Ames, Wilbur S. – Reading World, 1978
Reports the findings of a study of the validity of six common assumptions concerning the readability of basal readers. Concludes that if teachers had access to reasonably complete information about the readability properties of basal readers and workbooks, improved reading instruction would result. (JM)
Descriptors: Basic Reading, Elementary Education, Readability, Reading Instruction
Ball, Edward H. – 1975
"Reading Basics Plus" consists of an integrated set of texts, workbooks, duplicating masters, word cards, charts, and teacher's guidebooks. By a process of small group trials, students' and teachers' reactions to the proposed content of the "Reading Basics Plus" program for grades four, five, and six were obtained in order to provide editors and…
Descriptors: Basic Reading, Comprehension, Intermediate Grades, Readability
Johns, Jerry L.; And Others – 1974
This study replicated and validated the Dolch basic sight vocabulary investigation. Dolch's method of compiling his list of 95 nouns was also replicated. Some discrepancies were found between the replication study and Dolch's investigations--a few words were left off the lists, although they apparently met all the criteria for inclusion, and a…
Descriptors: Basic Reading, Beginning Reading, Readability, Reading
STAIGER, RALPH C. – 1968
THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE BASAL READER FROM ITS BEGINNINGS IN THE LATE 1700'S TO ITS STATUS IN THE GRADED SCHOOLS OF TODAY IS SURVEYED. THE MCGUFFEY READERS ARE CITED AS THE FIRST CAREFULLY GRADED SERIES OF ONE READER FOR EACH GRADE IN THE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. SINCE THEN, CHANGES IN CONTENT, TYPOGRAPHY, IN QUANTITY AND QUALITY OF ILLUSTRATIONS,…
Descriptors: Basal Reading, Basic Reading, Oral Reading, Readability
Peer reviewedSchwartz, Roswitha; Allington, Richard L. – Reading Teacher, 1977
A study of physical and pedagogical characteristics, determination of basal difficulty, and story contents in West German and United States reading texts shows that basal readers are more often similar than dissimilar, perhaps having undergone similar developmental changes across cultures. (JM)
Descriptors: Basic Reading, Comparative Analysis, Elementary Education, Foreign Countries
Peer reviewedGarman, Dorothy – Reading Teacher, 1978
Reports research which shows that a wide gap exists between basal reader language and children's level of oral language development. (JM)
Descriptors: Basic Reading, Beginning Reading, Child Language, Language Acquisition
Peer reviewedWhalen, Thomas E. – Reading Teacher, 1970
Descriptors: Basic Reading, Comparative Analysis, Difficulty Level, Disadvantaged
Peer reviewedGourley, Judith W. – Reading Teacher, 1978
Basal readers are supposed to be easy for children to read, but sometimes their language is so unnatural that it's more confusing than helpful. (MKM)
Descriptors: Basic Reading, Beginning Reading, Child Language, Language Patterns
