Reading formulas: Maligned but valid

EB Fry - Journal of reading, 1989 - JSTOR
I Even though readability formulas are being used more widely than ever before in schools,
libraries, business, newspapers, and government, there are critics who argue for their …

A comparison of readability levels of textbooks in public speaking and interpersonal communication

DE Schneider - Communication Education, 1992 - Taylor & Francis
This article reports on the evaluation of the readability levels of 16 contemporary public
speaking textbooks and 7 skills‐oriented interpersonal communication textbooks …