[NIFL-LD:4006] Re: Readability

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Date: Fri Jul 19 2002 - 13:46:34 EDT


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Absolutely.  I'm not sure what the conundrum is, however.  Readability formulas are good tools but nothing (in my mind) tells you as much about a reader as reading with them, talking with them about their reading issues, and doing a miscue analysis.  So maybe I am missing something.  For me readability formulas and clear language practice are most significant when I am trying to decide whether a text is at an appropriate level for a group I am working with and when I am trying to rewrite something to make it clear.



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