Readability in the United Kingdom.

Harrison, Colin

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ERIC Number: EJ329516

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Publication Date: 1986

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Readability in the United Kingdom.

Harrison, Colin

Journal of Reading, v29 n6 p521-29 Mar 1986

Examines the practical side of readablility in the United Kingdom as well as some theoretical considerations focused on research on text difficulty, microcomputer prediction of difficulty, validity of cloze procedure, and the effect when students rewrite textbook prose. (HOD)

Descriptors: Cloze Procedure, Foreign Countries, Layout (Publications), Readability, Readability Formulas, Reading Material Selection, Reading Research, Textbook Evaluation, Theory Practice Relationship

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Location: United Kingdom

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