Is Sentence Length a Valid Measure of Difficulty in Readability Formulas?.

Glazer, Susan Mandel

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Is Sentence Length a Valid Measure of Difficulty in Readability Formulas?

Glazer, Susan Mandel

Reading Teacher, 27, 5, 464-68, Feb 74

Reviews research using sentence length as a factor in predicting readability and discusses the possibility of sentence complexity as a more accurate variable. (TO)

Descriptors: Child Language, Language Acquisition, Language Patterns, Readability, Reading Comprehension, Reading Difficulty, Reading Instruction, Reading Material Selection, Sentence Structure, Syntax

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