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The new prize emerged from the debate about dumbing down that raged around the 2011 Booker shortlist when judges were chosen on their desire for books that had "readability".
The measure was positively evaluated by participants and had readability levels appropriate for populations with mental illness.
None of the AD forms had a readability score at the 5th grade reading level or lower, and only 5 forms had readability scores at the 8th grade level or lower.
Among them, those produced by the commercial industry had a readability ranging from 5th to the 9th grade; those produced by the ADA had readability at the 8th or 9th grade; and those produced by State/Territory Health Departments had a readability ranging from the 3rd to the 9th grade.
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According to the analysis, country had a "readability score" well above pop, rock, R&B and hip-hop, though that wasn't saying much.
Few literary controversies filled newspaper columns in 2011 as much as the commentary about the short list for the Man Booker Prize, which critics claimed had prioritized readability over literary excellence and damaged the award's prestige.
Good quality websites often had poor readability.
Only 5 of the forms had a readability score at 8th grade level or lower, the average reading skill level of US adults.
No form had a readability score at the 5th grade level or lower, the level recommended by the National Work Group on Literacy and Health.
Going on to look at success in terms of winning literary awards, the researchers found that many award-winning titles "have low readability".
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