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Smith, Lawrence L. – 1974
To make it easier to use the Spache Readability Formula, this document provides tables that simplify the necessary calculations; it also includes instructions for the use of the tables. (TJ)
Descriptors: Readability, Readability Formulas, Tables (Data), Tests
Peer reviewedSmith, Lawrence L. – Reading Horizons, 1980
Provides tables to be used with the Spache Revised Readability Formula that decrease the number of necessary calculations. (MKM)
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Primary Education, Readability Formulas, Tables (Data)
Smith, Lawrence L. – 1975
The six tables presented in this paper were prepared in the belief that more educators would use the Harris-Jacobson Readability Formulas if the operations employed in those formulas to determine the estimated readability level of materials could be completed more quickly and with fewer calculations. Instructions for using the tables are included.…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Measurement Techniques, Readability Formulas, Reading Instruction
Peer reviewedSmith, Lawrence L. – Reading Horizons, 1984
Describes two modifications to the SMOG Readability Formula designed to make it more useful for primary and intermediate grade materials. (FL)
Descriptors: Intermediate Grades, Primary Education, Readability Formulas, Reading Comprehension
