ERIC Number: ED016582
Record Type: RIE
Publication Date: 1967-Dec
Pages: 1
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A READABILITY FORMULA THAT SAVES TIME.
FRY, EDWARD
A REVISION OF THE READABILITY GRAPH WITH DIRECTIONS FOR ITS USE AND VALIDTIY DATA ARE PRESENTED. THE USE OF THE GRAPH INVOLVES WORD SAMPLES, NUMBER OF SENTENCES, AND NUMBER OF SYLLABLES. THE LATTER TWO ARE PLOTTED ON A GRAPH TO ASCERTAIN GRADE LEVELS. THE CORRELATIONS OF THE READABILITY GRAPH WITH THE DALE-CHALL, FLESCH, AND SPACHE FORMULAS ARE REPORTED. A SAMPLE GRAPH, TABLES, AND REFERENCES ARE INCLUDED. THIS PAPER WILL BE PUBLISHED IN THE 1967 YEARBOOK OF THE NATIONAL READING CONFERENCE. (BK)
Descriptors: Graphs, Predictive Validity, Readability, Readability Formulas, Reading Level, Reading Research, Sentences, Syllables
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