The Coleman-Liau Index
The Coleman-Liau Index is one of the most commonly used readability formulas today. Find out how it works and how you can best use it.
22 May 2017 by
Laura Kelly
Readability and the Gunning Fog Index
The Gunning Fog index is a commonly cited readability formula. Find out what the scores mean, the origins of the formula and how you can best use it.
27 March 2017 by Laura Kelly
The Flesch Reading Ease and Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level
Flesch readability scores are the most popular and are the most widely tested and used. We'll explain what the Flesch and Flesch-Kincaid readability scores are and how to interpret and use them.
26 January 2017 by Laura Kelly
5 steps to improving readability
A readability score is a computer-calculated index which can tell you roughly what level of education someone will need to be able to read a piece of text easily.
24 October 2016 by
Steve Linney
Readability for authors
You have an idea for a novel, a short story, an article. It has everything – complex characters, suspense, and a killer of an ending. All you need to do is transform it into a beautifully polished piece that conveys the characters and their story exactly how they appear in your head.
22 October 2016 by
Ruth Colmer
For presidential hopefuls, simpler language resonates
When Donald Trump announced his presidential campaign, he decried the lack of intelligence of elected officials in characteristically blunt terms. “How stupid are our leaders?” he said. “How stupid are they?” But with his own choice of words and his short, simple sentences, Trump’s speech could have been comprehended by a fourth-grader. Yes, a fourth-grader.
20 October 2015 by Steve Linney
Donald Trump connects to voters at a fourth-grade level
Danny Westneat @ seattletimes.com scores Donald Trumps speeches in the 2016 US election for readability. Donald Trump is said to be tapping into some primal feelings among the electorate, such as fear. But his true genius appears to be speaking to America at the level of a fourth-grader.
28 February 2015 by Steve Linney
