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Readability Formulas and the Active Role of the Reader

Brian Scott November 14, 2025

Imagine you’re at a bustling international airport. A sign overhead reads, “To Gates and Flights.” It’s concise, uses familiar...

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Why Use Readability Formulas?

Brian Scott November 14, 2025

Ever felt like you were reading something written in another language even though it was English? You’re not alone....

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Lix Readability Formula: The Lasbarhetsindex Swedish Readability Formula

Brian Scott November 14, 2025

LIX is a readability measure to score the difficulty of reading a foreign text. The Lix Formula was developed...

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Improve Your Writing Style with Cognitive Load Theory

Brian Scott October 16, 2025

Mrs. Elaine Harper, a retired English teacher, recently hosted a writer’s workshop at her local library in Tulsa, OK....

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How to Measure Cognitive Reading Load to Improve Readability of Any Text

Brian Scott May 21, 2025

Cognitive Load Theory (CLT) is a concept from psychology that explains how our brains handle information when we learn...

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Learn about the Linsear Write Readability Formula

Brian Scott May 10, 2025

Linsear Write is a formula that measures the readability of English texts. Created by John O’Hayre for the U.S....

The Fog of Fuzzy Words: How to Make Every Word Work for You Article Fuzzy Words01

The Fog of Fuzzy Words: How to Make Every Word Work for You

Brian Scott April 2, 2025

Fuzzy Words are like the fog of the writing world—hazy, elusive, and likely to disappear when you try to...

Writing for College Student Readers – Syntactic Stats 01 College Syntactics

Writing for College Student Readers – Syntactic Stats

Brian Scott March 25, 2025

Syntactics refers to the study of sentence structure, word order, grammar, and word usage to convey meaning. When writing...

Writing Clear Sentences the Robert Gunning Way Article Robert Gunning

Writing Clear Sentences the Robert Gunning Way

Brian Scott March 25, 2025

Robert Gunning, a renowned writing expert, was invited to speak at a writers’ conference to share his insights on...

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Learn about the Raygor Readability Graph

Brian Scott February 25, 2025

The Raygor Graph is a formula/graph developed by Alton L. Raygor in the 1970s to score the readability of...

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