Comparison the readability level of fifth grade textbook and the readability level of students compositions

The basic purpose of this research; was to compare the readability level of fifth grade textbook and the readability level of students' compositions. The research has been based on with five base problems. 1. What is the average number of words that fifth grade students use in a composition sentence ? 2. What is the average number of syllable that fifth grade students use in a word ? 3. What is the average number of words in a sentence of fifth grade Turkish Textbooks? 4. What is the average number of syllable in a word of fifth grade Turkish Textbooks? 5. Is there a significiant difference between readability level of fifth grade textbook and readability level of students' compositions. Population of the research is fifth graders of Gazi College, Sarar Elementary, Mimar Kemal Elementary, Ayşe Abla College and Ulubatlı Hasan Elementary schools in Çankaya and the textbooks which these students use. The sample has been randomly chosen among the schools located in Çankaya. The data was collected in three phases. In the first phase, students wrote the compositions. In the second phase, fifth grade Turkish Textbooks has been selected by researcher. Last phase, readability formula that developed by Ateşman (1997) has been administred to Turkish Textbooks texts and students' compositions. The obtained readability scores of Turkish Textbooks and students' compositions were analyzed through SPSS software. According to the findings of this research there is no significiant difference between the readability level of fifth grade textbook and the readability level of students' compositions.