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| Adult Literacy | 1 |
| Older Adults | 1 |
| Readability | 1 |
| Reading Comprehension | 1 |
| Reading Difficulties | 1 |
| Reading Research | 1 |
| Reading Skills | 1 |
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| Journal of Reading Behavior | 1 |
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| Walmsley, Sean A. | 1 |
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Peer reviewedWalmsley, Sean A.; And Others – Journal of Reading Behavior, 1981
Reports that the readability level of a document is a poor indicator of its comprehension for aged subjects and that simplifying the language of documents may not be sufficient in easing their comprehension difficulties. (FL)
Descriptors: Adult Literacy, Older Adults, Readability, Reading Comprehension
