How to Decide Which Readability Formula to Use 8 min read Readability Help How to Decide Which Readability Formula to Use Brian Scott November 21, 2024 Imagine you’re browsing through a bookstore, and you come across a fascinating book. You open it eagerly, only to...Read More
Readability Formulas and the Active Role of the Reader 6 min read Readability Help Readability Formulas and the Active Role of the Reader Brian Scott November 20, 2024 Imagine you’re at a bustling international airport. A sign overhead reads, “To Gates and Flights.” It’s concise, uses familiar...Read More
Writing for College Student Readers – Syntactic Stats 8 min read Reader Profiles Writing for College Student Readers – Syntactic Stats Brian Scott November 18, 2024 Syntactics refers to the study of sentence structure, word order, grammar, and word usage to convey meaning. When writing...Read More
Homonyms: The Word Twins That Love to Confuse! 17 min read Writing Tips Homonyms: The Word Twins That Love to Confuse! Brian Scott September 27, 2024 Imagine you’re writing a new story. You’re in the zone, typing away. You type your next word—“brake”—and suddenly freeze....Read More
Learn about the Raygor Readability Graph 4 min read Readability Formulas Help Learn about the Raygor Readability Graph Brian Scott September 24, 2024 The Raygor Graph is a formula/graph developed by Alton L. Raygor in the 1970s to score the readability of...Read More
Readability Formulas to Score Spanish Texts 9 min read Readability Help Readability Formulas to Score Spanish Texts Brian Scott December 21, 2023 Readability formulas help you measure how clear your writing is. These mathematical models analyze various linguistic features of text...Read More
What Are Readability Formulas and Why Use Them? 5 min read Readability Help What Are Readability Formulas and Why Use Them? Brian Scott November 27, 2023 We can divide the term “readability” into “read” + “ability,” which translates into the ability to read. Readability has...Read More
Writing for 7th Grade Readers — Syntactic Stats 13 min read Reader Profiles Writing for 7th Grade Readers — Syntactic Stats David Long November 25, 2023 A 7th-grade reader is between 12-13 years old and is in a critical stage of development, both academically and...Read More
Writing for 3rd Grade Readers — Syntactic Stats 6 min read Reader Profiles Writing for 3rd Grade Readers — Syntactic Stats David Long November 25, 2023 A 3rd-grade reading level means children in third grade, ages 8-9 years old. At this stage, students begin to...Read More
How to Fix Annoying Irks and Quirks in Your Writing to Make it More Readable 10 min read Writing Tips How to Fix Annoying Irks and Quirks in Your Writing to Make it More Readable Linda Thorpe November 20, 2023 In the vibrant, fast-paced city of New York, an ambitious writer named Mia had recently launched a lifestyle blog;...Read More