When Should I Use Readability Formulas and When Should I Not? 6 min read Readability Help When Should I Use Readability Formulas and When Should I Not? Brian Scott November 26, 2024 Readability formulas are tools that analyze the readability of text, usually by calculating sentence length, word length, and syllables....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 28, 2024 Imagine you’re browsing through a bookstore, and you come across a fascinating book. You open it eagerly, only to...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
The Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level for Scoring Digital Content (FKGL) 9 min read Readability Formulas Help The Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level for Scoring Digital Content (FKGL) Brian Scott November 17, 2024 The Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level (FKGL) is a popular readability formula that scores the difficulty of text. It works by...Read More
How to Normalize Readability Scores with the ARLCalc Tool 5 min read Readability Help 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...Read More
Adverbs and Adjectives, the Dynamic Duo of Descriptive Language 13 min read Writing Tips Adverbs and Adjectives, the Dynamic Duo of Descriptive Language Brian Scott August 10, 2024 InnoWave Technologies, a small startup in SoHo, was ready to launch its first product—a sleek, innovative gadget that was...Read More
An Overview of Using Readability Formulas 4 min read Readability Help An Overview of Using Readability Formulas David Long November 29, 2023 You can use “readability formulas” to measure the difficulty of words and sentences in any written materials. You can...Read More