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On the Failure of Readability Formulas to Define Readable Texts: A Case Study from Adaptations.

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Davison, Alice; Kantor, Robert N. – Reading Research Quarterly, 1982

Argues against the implicit use of readability formulas as guides to writing graded texts and urges experimental research to define the real factors constituting readability. (AEA)

Descriptors: Case Studies, Predictive Validity, Readability Formulas, Reading Research

How to Avoid Being Tyrannized by Readability Formulas.

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Davenport, Betty M. – Reading Horizons, 1986

Offers a case study of how one teacher used readability formulas to select the most appropriate materials for her students. Presents 10 suggestions that the teacher followed to avoid being tyrannized by the formulas. (FL)

Descriptors: Case Studies, Elementary Secondary Education, Readability Formulas, Reading Diagnosis