A New Readability Formula for Primary-Grade Reading Materials

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Previous articleNext article No AccessA New Readability Formula for Primary-Grade Reading MaterialsGeorge SpacheGeorge Spache Search for more articles by this author PDFPDF PLUS Add to favoritesDownload CitationTrack CitationsPermissionsReprints Share onFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail SectionsMoreDetailsFiguresReferencesCited by The Elementary School Journal Volume 53, Number 7Mar., 1953 Article DOIhttps://doi.org/10.1086/458513 Views: 43Total views on this site Citations: 147Citations are reported from Crossref Copyright 1953 The University of ChicagoPDF download Crossref reports the following articles citing this article:Maribeth Gettinger, Thomas R. 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