How to Use the Cloze Test (Cloze Deletion Test) to Score Readability 3 min read Readability Formulas Help How to Use the Cloze Test (Cloze Deletion Test) to Score Readability Brian Scott October 26, 2023 Ever come across a paragraph with blanks and thought it was just a simple word game? That’s the Cloze...Read More
The SMOG Readability Formula, a Simple Measure of Gobbledygook 3 min read Readability Formulas Help The SMOG Readability Formula, a Simple Measure of Gobbledygook Brian Scott October 24, 2023 G Harry McLaughlin created the SMOG Readability Formula in 1969 through an article, SMOG Grading–A New Readability Formula in the Journal of Reading. SMOG...Read More
Learn about the Linsear Write Readability Formula 3 min read Readability Formulas Help Learn about the Linsear Write Readability Formula Brian Scott October 24, 2023 The Linsear Write Readability Formula is an algorithm designed to measure the readability of English texts. Created by John...Read More
Learn about the Raygor Readability Graph 5 min read Readability Formulas Help Learn about the Raygor Readability Graph Brian Scott October 24, 2023 The Raygor Readability Graph is a formula/graph developed by Alton L. Raygor in the 1970s to assess the reading...Read More
Learn about the Flesch Reading Ease Formula 3 min read Readability Formulas Help Learn about the Flesch Reading Ease Formula Brian Scott October 23, 2023 Flesch Reading Ease Formula (FRE) is one of the pioneering readability formulas that is still widely used today. Rudolph...Read More
How to Use the Fry Sight 1000 Words to Develop Emerging Reading Skills 6 min read Readability Formulas Help How to Use the Fry Sight 1000 Words to Develop Emerging Reading Skills Brian Scott November 22, 2023 Reading is the gateway to knowledge and communication—it’s a fundamental skill children must acquire early in their educational journey....Read More
The Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level for Digital Content (FKGL) 7 min read Readability Formulas Help The Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level for Digital Content (FKGL) Brian Scott October 22, 2023 The Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level (FKGL) is a tool that rates the difficulty of written material. Originally used for print,...Read More
Writing for 2nd Grade Readers – Syntactic Stats 8 min read Reader Profiles Writing for 2nd Grade Readers – Syntactic Stats Brian Scott September 2, 2023 A second-grade reading level refers to the literacy skills of a child in the second grade, age 7-8. This...Read More
Writing for College Student Readers – Syntactic Stats 8 min read Reader Profiles Writing for College Student Readers – Syntactic Stats Brian Scott August 31, 2023 Syntactics refers to the study of sentence structure, word order, grammar, and word usage to convey meaning effectively and...Read More
Improve Your Writing Style with Cognitive Load Theory 10 min read Writing Tips Improve Your Writing Style with Cognitive Load Theory Brian Scott April 16, 2024 Mrs. Elaine Harper, a retired English teacher, recently hosted a writer’s workshop at her local library in Tulsa, OK....Read More