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ERIC Number: EJ214344
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1979
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Syntactic Complexity: A Necessary Ingredient in Predicting Readability.
Harber, Jean R.
Journal of Learning Disabilities, v12 n7 p437-43 Aug-Sep 1979
The article examines the available means of determining the readability of written materials and reviews the empirical evidence that indicates consideration of syntactic complexity in determining readability. Problems with readability formulas are pointed out. Guidelines for using readability formulas that take syntactic complexity into account are outlined. (SBH)
Descriptors: Evaluation Methods, Guidelines, Learning Disabilities, Prediction, Readability Formulas, Reading Materials, Research Reviews (Publications), Syntax
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Guides - Non-Classroom; Information Analyses
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Audience: Practitioners
Language: English
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