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Fry, Edward B. – Sch Libr, 1969
A recently developed readability formula which requires little time and few mathematical computations is explained. (Editor)
Descriptors: Books, Childrens Literature, Graphs, Readability
Gaver, Mary V. – Sch Libr, 1969
The author demonstrates the simplicity in using the Readability graph, and illustrates her comments with specific examples. (Editor)
Descriptors: Books, Childrens Literature, Graphs, Readability
Chatham, W. L. – Southern Journal of Educational Research, 1980
Because both adults and children have claimed Newbery books are difficult, this study sought to determine minimum reading level of 20 Newbery award winners by testing reading comprehension of fifth and sixth graders on each book. Only two books exceeded fifth- and sixth-grade reading levels. Book ratings are listed. (DS)
Descriptors: Books, Childrens Literature, Elementary Education, Evaluation
Peer reviewedGuidry, Loyd J.; Knight, D. Frances – Journal of Reading, 1976
Describes an adjustment factor which makes readability formulas more accurate. (RB)
Descriptors: Books, Evaluation Methods, Literature Reviews, Measurement Instruments
Peer reviewedSchafer, Paul J. – Language Arts, 1976
Many of the award winning Newbery books have a readability level at the upper elementary grades. (JH)
Descriptors: Books, Childrens Literature, Elementary Education, Readability
Peer reviewedMoe, Alden J.; Arnold, Richard D. – Reading Improvement, 1975
Provides readability levels for Newbery award winning books commonly read by elementary and secondary students. (RB)
Descriptors: Adolescent Literature, Books, Childrens Literature, Elementary Secondary Education
Download full textMoshey, Kathleen M. Slayton – 1972
A survey conducted individually with 50 retired adult readers (10 males and 40 females), who are middle or upper-middle class former professionals, was made in central New Jersey to determine their reading choices and to compare personal factors of sex, physical condition, and social activity with the number of books read in a six month period. Of…
Descriptors: Books, Newspapers, Older Adults, Periodicals
Peer reviewedKennedy, Keith – Physics Teacher, 1979
Discusses reading levels of books in the sciences, and explains the use of the Readability Graph. Also reported are reading levels of selected high school physics texts. (GA)
Descriptors: Books, Educational Media, Physics, Readability
Jongsma, Eugene A. – Elementary English, 1972
The mean of the librarian estimates closely approximated the formula results, seldom differing by even as much as one grade level." Sample questionnaire and statistical tables are included. (Author/SP)
Descriptors: Books, Childrens Literature, Librarians, Questionnaires
Peer reviewedDukes, R. J.; Kelly, S. A. – Physics Teacher, 1979
Discusses the meaning of readability, and describes several popular methods of assessing it. Gives the results of the application of one particular method to a selection of elementary astronomy and physics texts. (Author/GA)
Descriptors: Astronomy, Books, Higher Education, Physics
STAUFFER, RUSSELL G. – 1966
WORD COUNTS WERE MADE TO COMPARE THE VOCABULARIES IN READING, HEALTH, SCIENCE, AND ARITHMETIC TEXTBOOKS FOR GRADES ONE TO THREE. COUNTS WERE MADE IN SEVEN DIFFERENT BASIC READING SERIES AND IN THREE DIFFERENT SERIES IN EACH OF THE THREE CONTENT AREAS. THE LIMITATIONS OF THE WORD COUNTS ARE SPECIFIED. FREQUENCY OF OCCURRENCE WAS USED TO ANALYZE THE…
Descriptors: Arithmetic, Books, Health Materials, Primary Education
Felsenthal, Helen – 1973
Textual Analysis of Language Samples (TEXAN) is a computer program which can count a number of variables needed for use in readability formulas. Three studies which utilize TEXAN are reported in this paper: (1) In 1972, Norman and Helen Felsenthal randomly selected 20 books from the 1306 in Eakin's "Good Books for Children" and calculated their…
Descriptors: Books, Childrens Literature, Computer Programs, History Textbooks
Spache, George D. – 1968
This book helps to alleviate the problem of finding specific books for each child by taking into consideration the child's reading abilities, interests, and personal problems. The many factors which influence children's reactions to books are spelled out as well as the effect of physical makeup and format upon children's choices. The nature of the…
Descriptors: Books, Childrens Literature, Design, Individual Development
Popp, Helen M.; Porter, Douglas – 1975
In order to utilize interesting children's trade books in a systematic reading program, two readability formulas were devised based on a selection of children's trade books. Children's scores on selections from these books and judges' rankings were compared. The judges' decisions were considered to be highly credible and were used as the criterion…
Descriptors: Books, Childrens Literature, Cloze Procedure, Individual Reading
Peer reviewedHunt, Adrianne P.; Reuter, Janet R. – Reading Teacher, 1978
The readability level of 52 picture books was analyzed, and it was learned that the levels ranged from grade one to grade seven. (MKM)
Descriptors: Books, Childrens Literature, Early Childhood Education, Library Material Selection
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