Spanish readability formulas for elementary-level texts: A validation study

Reading and Writing Quarterly

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 307-322

  Parker, Richard I ^a   Hasbrouck, Jan E ^a   Weaver, Laurie ^b  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON   (United States)

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EID: 85008834236     PISSN: 10573569     EISSN: 15210693     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/105735601317095052     Document Type: Article

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