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Berlatsky, N. (2015, January 2). Readability
is a Myth. Retrieved from
http://www.theatlantic.com/entertainment/archive/2015/01/readability-is-a-myth/384113/
Summary: This
article talks about the supposed difficulty of certain books. There is the
thought that books that are difficult to read are ultimately worthwhile,
especially some of the classics. However, that same stigma is not attached to
lower-level books, and those books may be just as difficult to read but for
different reasons. This article points out that what is easy for one reader may
be very difficult for another for all sorts of reasons.
Evaluation: I
liked reading through this article because it wasn’t written in that dry,
scholarly tone that so many articles about education can be. Berlatsky was
really good about showing examples to explain his point. This was not a super
long and painful article to get through, and I liked that it made me think
about all the different reasons a person might be having difficulties getting
through a book aside from just not wanting to put the work into it.
The article sounds interesting. The idea that a book could be difficult to read for all sorts of reasons, regardless of the reading level. I guess I never really thought about it in that way.
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