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Download full textGallagher, Tiffany; Fazio, Xavier; Ciampa, Katia – Canadian Journal of Education, 2017
Science curriculum standards were mapped onto various texts (literacy readers, trade books, online articles). Statistical analyses highlighted the inconsistencies among readability formulae for Grades 2-6 levels of the standards. There was a lack of correlation among the readability measures, and also when comparing different text sources. Online…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Readability, Textbooks, Science Education
Peer reviewedLorentzen, Karen M. – Reading Improvement, 1982
Argues that health educators must learn to predict readability levels of textbooks to be sure that they are challenging and understandable to the student. Concludes that this can be accomplished through the use of readability formulas. (FL)
Descriptors: Content Area Reading, Health Education, Readability, Readability Formulas
Klare, George R.; Schumacher, Gary M. – 1981
Writing, editing, and printing texts for schools has been the accepted role of publishers, while text researchers have concentrated on typography, content, and readability. The hundreds of readability formulas now available make readability the most sophisticated of these three areas. Research in reading comprehension suggests that publishers…
Descriptors: Instructional Materials, Layout (Publications), Readability, Readability Formulas
