Determining Readability: How to Select and Apply Easy-to-Use Readability Formulas to Assess the Difficulty of Adult Literacy Materials
Saved in:
| Title: | Determining Readability: How to Select and Apply Easy-to-Use Readability Formulas to Assess the Difficulty of Adult Literacy Materials |
|---|---|
| Language: | English |
| Authors: | Burke, Victoria, Greenberg, Daphne |
| Source: | Adult Basic Education and Literacy Journal. Spr 2010 4(1):34-42. |
| Availability: | Commission on Adult Basic Education and ProLiteracy America. 1320 Jamesville Avenue, Syracuse, NY 13210. Tel: 315-422-9121; Web site: http://www.coabe.org |
| Peer Reviewed: | Y |
| Physical Description: | |
| Page Count: | 9 |
| Publication Date: | 2010 |
| Document Type: | Journal Articles Reports - Evaluative |
| Education Level: | Adult Basic Education Adult Education |
| Descriptors: | Reading Materials, Readability, Reading Material Selection, Comparative Analysis, Readability Formulas, Adult Learning, Computer Software, Adult Students, Adult Literacy, Word Processing, Difficulty Level, Adult Basic Education |
| ISSN: | 1934-2322 |
| Abstract: | There are many readability tools that instructors can use to help adult learners select reading materials. We describe and compare different types of readability tools: formulas calculated by hand, tools found on the Web, tools embedded in a word processing program, and readability tools found in a commercial software program. Practitioners do not need expensive software or extensive training to determine reading levels of materials. We include instructions for using the Flesch Reading Ease, Flesch-Kincaid, SMOG, Dale-Chall, Spache, FORCAST, Fry, and RIX readability formulas. (Contains 4 tables.) |
| Abstractor: | As Provided |
| Number of References: | 48 |
| Entry Date: | 2010 |
| Access URL: | https://www.coabe.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=journal |
| Accession Number: | EJ877228 |
| Database: | ERIC |
| Abstract: | There are many readability tools that instructors can use to help adult learners select reading materials. We describe and compare different types of readability tools: formulas calculated by hand, tools found on the Web, tools embedded in a word processing program, and readability tools found in a commercial software program. Practitioners do not need expensive software or extensive training to determine reading levels of materials. We include instructions for using the Flesch Reading Ease, Flesch-Kincaid, SMOG, Dale-Chall, Spache, FORCAST, Fry, and RIX readability formulas. (Contains 4 tables.) |
|---|---|
| ISSN: | 1934-2322 |
