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Peer reviewedCampbell, Anne – Journal of Reading, 1979
Explains why applying a readability formula to a content text is not enough to determine whether a student can read and understand the book. (MKM)
Descriptors: Content Area Reading, Mathematics Instruction, Readability, Readability Formulas
Horn, Joan M. – 1978
Two readability formulas were applied to two math and two reading series textbooks at the fourth, fifth, and sixth grade levels to see whether the publishers' suggested reading levels were accurate. Five samples were taken from each text and compared to the publishers' suggested usage according to grade level. Results showed that although formulas…
Descriptors: Content Area Reading, Evaluation Criteria, Intermediate Grades, Mathematics Instruction
