Spanish Readability Formulas for Elementary-Level Texts: A Validation Study.

Parker, Richard I.; Hasbrouck, Jan E.; Weaver, Laurie

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ERIC Number: EJ651817

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 2001

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Spanish Readability Formulas for Elementary-Level Texts: A Validation Study.

Parker, Richard I.; Hasbrouck, Jan E.; Weaver, Laurie

Reading and Writing Quarterly: Overcoming Learning Difficulties, v17 n4 p307-22 Oct 2001

Uses two formulas developed for Spanish language text to analyze 9 stories that were read by 36 Spanish-speaking second graders with limited English proficiency. Finds that the Spanish readability formulas only weakly predicted student performance, indicating the need to pursue broader, qualitative indices of difficulty for Spanish text. (SG)

Descriptors: English (Second Language), Grade 2, Primary Education, Readability Formulas, Reading Material Selection, Reading Research, Spanish

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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