Reading Abilities of Elderly Persons in Relation to the Difficulty of Essential Documents.

Walmsley, Sean A.; Allington, Richard L.

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ERIC Number: EJ259081

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 1982-Feb

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Reading Abilities of Elderly Persons in Relation to the Difficulty of Essential Documents.

Walmsley, Sean A.; Allington, Richard L.

Gerontologist, v22 n1 p36-38 Feb 1982

Elderly persons (N=90) were tested for their reading ability and 126 documents from seven service agencies were analyzed for their readability. Results indicated two-thirds of the sample had reading abilities lower than eighth grade, whereas 98 percent of the documents had readability levels at or above ninth grade. (Author)

Descriptors: Information Dissemination, Middle Aged Adults, Older Adults, Publications, Readability, Reading Ability, Reading Achievement, Reading Difficulties, Social Services

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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