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Readability Formulas and the Active Role of the Reader Img Active Role Reader

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...

Learn How to Use the Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level Formula Img Flesch Kincaid Formula

Learn How to Use the Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level Formula

Brian Scott November 18, 2024

The Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level improves upon the Flesch Reading Ease formula. Rudolph Flesch, an author, writing consultant, and the supporter...

The Gunning Fog Index (or FOG) Readability Formula 01 Gunning Fog Formula02

The Gunning Fog Index (or FOG) Readability Formula

Brian Scott October 7, 2024

The English language dances with elegance and complexity. It invites us all to communicate, understand, and learn. Yet, its...

Learn about the Linsear Write Readability Formula 01 Linsear Write Expanded

Learn about the Linsear Write Readability Formula

Brian Scott October 6, 2024

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

The Fry Sight Readability Formula to Measure Text Complexity Article Fry Sight Readability

The Fry Sight Readability Formula to Measure Text Complexity

Brian Scott October 5, 2024

The Fry Sight Readability Formula analyzes the frequency of sight words, syllable complexity, and sentence length to measure text...

How to Normalize Readability Scores with the ARLCalc Tool 01 Arlcalc Screen2

How to Normalize Readability Scores with the ARLCalc Tool

Brian Scott October 2, 2024

Readability formulas share a common goal: to analyze text and determine who can read it. But sometimes formulas don’t...

Learn about the Raygor Readability Graph 01 Raygor Graph Header

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...

The FORCAST Readability Formula for Technical & Advanced Texts Formula Forcast Readability

The FORCAST Readability Formula for Technical & Advanced Texts

Brian Scott June 25, 2024

FORCAST Readability Formula is the only formula not designed for running narrative or connected text. It counts syllables instead...

The Coleman-Liau Readability Formula Img Colman Liau Formula

The Coleman-Liau Readability Formula

Brian Scott June 12, 2024

The Coleman–Liau Index is a readability assessment test to score text difficulty. Linguists Meri Coleman and T. L. Liau...

Readability Formulas: The Science Behind Reading Scales and Grade Scores Img Readable Scores Grades01

Readability Formulas: The Science Behind Reading Scales and Grade Scores

Brian Scott December 24, 2023

IMAGINE a high school student, Joseph, who loves to read. Joseph ventures into the school library one afternoon, eager...

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