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| White, Marilyn Domas | 1 |
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Peer reviewedWhite, Marilyn Domas – Library Quarterly, 1990
Describes study that was conducted to assess the readability of reference books recommended for use with children. Children's encyclopedias, adult encyclopedias, and subject reference books are analyzed, and linguistic analysis summarized in a reading formula and propositional analysis are used to measure idea density level. (50 references) (LRW)
Descriptors: Childrens Literature, Readability, Readability Formulas, Reference Materials
