Reconceptualizing Readability: The Relationship between Surface and Underlying Structure Analyses in Predicting the Difficulty of Basal Reader Stories.

Templeton, Shane; And Others

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Publication Date: 1981

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Reconceptualizing Readability: The Relationship between Surface and Underlying Structure Analyses in Predicting the Difficulty of Basal Reader Stories.

Templeton, Shane; And Others

Journal of Educational Research, v74 n6 p382-87 Jul-Aug 1981

A comparison of the difficulty in underlying structure of basal reading texts with the difficulty in surface structure raises questions on the validity of the Fry Readability Formula and other traditional readability formulas. (CJ)

Descriptors: Basal Reading, Deep Structure, Predictive Validity, Readability, Readability Formulas, Surface Structure, Test Validity

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Identifiers - Assessments and Surveys: Fry Readability Formula

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