A recalculation of four adult readability formulas.

A new readability yardstick.

Rudolph Flesch · Journal of Applied Psychology · 1948 · 5.2K citations

Education, Literacy Education, Reading Comprehension +4

A FORMULA FOR PREDICTING READABILITY

Edgar Dale, Jeanne S. Chall · 1948 · 757 citations

Education, Literature, Literary Criticism +14

Simplification of Flesch Reading Ease Formula.

James N. Farr, James J. Jenkins, Donald G. Paterson · Journal of Applied Psychology · 1951 · 231 citations

Education, Educational Assessment, Mathematics +10

Measures of the readability of written communication: an evaluation.

George R. Klare · Journal of Educational Psychology · 1952 · 26 citations

Education, Communication, Literacy Education +10