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Agnihotri, R. K.; Khanna, A. L. – Journal of Reading, 1992
Shows how a number of readability measures developed in English were applied to a textbook written in Hindi. Emphasizes that the more recent approaches to readability that focus on syntax, conceptual difficulty, and organization are a teacher's best help in selecting materials for students. (SR)
Descriptors: Content Area Reading, Foreign Countries, Hindi, Readability