Understanding Grade Levels and Readability Scores 7 min read Readability Formulas Help Understanding Grade Levels and Readability Scores Brian Scott November 24, 2024 It’s easy to assume from the term “readability formulas” that such formulas measure reading ease or comprehension–which, they do...Read More
How to Prepare Your Text for Readability Formulas – Clean, Sanitize and Normalize 7 min read Readability Help How to Prepare Your Text for Readability Formulas – Clean, Sanitize and Normalize Brian Scott November 24, 2024 This experience highlights a critical aspect of readability analysis: cleaning or “sanitizing” the text before applying readability formulas. The...Read More
Why Should Publishers Use Readability Formulas? 6 min read Readability Help Why Should Publishers Use Readability Formulas? Brian Scott November 22, 2024 This scenario is all too common. It illustrates a challenge in the publishing industry: engaging readers with accessible content....Read More
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