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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: PDF
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
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