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ERIC Number: EJ308192
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1984
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Predictability: A Redefinition of Readability.
Bouffler, Chrystine
Australian Journal of Reading, v7 n3 p125-34 Aug 1984
It has been customary to simplify texts to increase their readability for young readers. Recent studies suggest that it is the predictability of texts that is the key to their readability and that simplification may actually create problems for the reader. (RBW)
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Readability, Readability Formulas, Reading Comprehension, Reading Instruction, Reading Research, Reading Strategies, Redundancy, Textbook Content, Textbook Evaluation, Textbook Selection
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Information Analyses; Opinion Papers
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Language: English
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