What is the Dale-Chall formula?
Q: What is the Dale-Chall formula?
A: The Dale-Chall formula is a way to predict the difficulty of reading a text.
Q: What does the Dale-Chall formula measure?
A: The Dale-Chall formula measures the difficulty of the words used in a text.
Q: Does the Dale-Chall formula measure the difficulty of sentence structure?
A: No, the Dale-Chall formula does not measure the difficulty of sentence structure (the syntax).
Q: How does the Dale-Chall formula work?
A: The Dale-Chall formula uses a vocabulary list to count the number of listed words in a passage, and then applies a formula to give a grade level.
Q: What was the Dale-Chall formula used for?
A: The Dale-Chall formula was used to rate textbooks for grade levels in US school districts.
Q: Was the Dale-Chall formula updated?
A: Yes, in 1995 the authors of the Dale-Chall formula published an updated word list.
Q: Is it easy to use the Dale-Chall formula as part of a computer-based readability measure?
A: Yes, it is easy to use the Dale-Chall formula as part of a computer-based readability measure because the list is organized as a look-up table and the percentage of listed words in a passage gives the data for the formula, and the user is presented with a grade level.
