How Readability Formulae Fall Short in Matching Student to Text in the Content Areas.
Anne J. Campbell · The Journal of Reading · 1979
Campbell Is a lecturer in language and reading at Canberra College of Advanced Education, Belconnen, Australian Capital Territory. ■ Matching readers with textbooks requires more than reliance on readability formulae. Many factors influence how difficult it is for a student to read a given textbook. But too few teachers give these factors adequate consideration, relying instead on the results of a formula.