Manual for Use of the New Dale-Chall Readability Formula

by Jeanne S. Chall, Edgar Dale

This manual, excerpted from Chapters 2 and 3 of Readability Revisited, was designed for the convenience of teachers and other users who wish to apply the New Dale-Chall Readability Formula, but do not need the complete historical and theoretical background provided in the full edition of Readability Revisited. It presents the essentials for applying the detailed instructions, worksheets (easily photo-reproducible in this convenient 8.5x11 format), tables for calculating readability scores, the complete Dale List of 3,000 Words known to fourth-graders, and examples of text illustrating each reading level from grades 1 through 16+ (college graduate).

38 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1995