A Readability Formula for Short Passages.

Fry, Edward

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ERIC Number: ED308492

Record Type: RIE

Publication Date: 1989-May-4

Pages: 9

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A Readability Formula for Short Passages.

Fry, Edward

A new readability formula is designed to work on passages that are 40 to 99 words long, while existing readability formulas require a passage of 300 words or longer. The new formula requires the passage to have at least three sentences and is reliable for the fourth through the twelfth grades. (Four figures which demonstrate the use of the formula are included.) (RS)

Descriptors: Content Analysis, Difficulty Level, Intermediate Grades, Readability, Readability Formulas, Reading Comprehension, Secondary Education

Publication Type: Speeches/Meeting Papers; Tests/Questionnaires

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Language: English

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Note: Version of a paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the International Reading Association (34th, New Orleans, LA, April 30-May 4, 1989).