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ERIC Number: EJ235395
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1980
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The Effects of Syntactic Maturity on Comprehension of Graded Reading Passages.
DiStefano, Philip; Valencia, Sheila
Journal of Educational Research, v73 n5 p247-51 May-Jun 1980
A study of 65 seventh grade students indicates that existing readability formulas should be used in combination with measures of syntactic complexity to assess levels of passage difficulty for students who appear to have difficulty in reading comprehension. (JD)
Descriptors: Cloze Procedure, Context Clues, Grade 7, Junior High Schools, Language Skills, Reading Achievement, Reading Comprehension, Sentence Structure, Syntax
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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