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This Basal Is Easy to Read--or Is it?

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Gourley, Judith W. – Reading Teacher, 1978

Basal readers are supposed to be easy for children to read, but sometimes their language is so unnatural that it's more confusing than helpful. (MKM)

Descriptors: Basic Reading, Beginning Reading, Child Language, Language Patterns

Computerized Readability Verification of Textbook Reading Levels.

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Britton, Gwyneth E.; Lumpkin, Margaret C. – 1977

A new, computerized readability assessment program was developed to verify the reading levels of stories, as designated by publishers in current sixth grade reading texts. The Spache, Harris-Jacobson, Dale-Chall, Flesch, and Fry readability formulas were incorporated into one computer-based program designed for rapid calculation and comparative…

Descriptors: Basic Reading, Computer Programs, Content Analysis, Grade 6

Readability Labeling: An Answer to the Middle Grade Slump.

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Britton, Gwyneth E.; Lumpkin, Margaret C. – Reading Improvement, 1978

Raises questions about the readability criteria used by publishers and editors of reading textbooks in selecting and assembling materials for middle grade reading texts. (RL)

Descriptors: Basic Reading, Intermediate Grades, Readability, Reading Ability