Study Shows ‘Readability’ Scores Are Largely Inaccurate

http://news.ncsu.edu/releases/wms-begeny-readability/

Matt Shipman
Dr. John Begeny
Release Date: 01.08.14

Teachers, parents and textbook companies use technical “readability” formulas to determine how difficult reading materials are and to set reading levels by age group. But new research from North Carolina State University shows that the readability formulas are usually inaccurate and offer little insight into which age groups will be able to read and understand a text.

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