My print column this week discusses readability formulas, which attempt to measure the minimum grade level needed to understand a given text. Microsoft Word includes a readability formula in its ...

A side-by-side comparison was floating around Facebook recently. It showed the same woman taking a selfie. On the left she looked thin but flabby. On the right she was built and beautiful. The caption ...

Teachers, parents and textbook companies use technical "readability" formulas to determine how difficult reading materials are and to set reading levels by age group. But new research from North ...

Tsukuba, Japan — Reading skills develop and improve when texts are matched to the reader’s current ability in a way that is both challenging and achievable. Methods to measure text readability are ...

A study in the Journal of Medical Internet Research questioned whether standard readability formulas can appropriately measure patient comprehension of EHR notes. The researchers — led by Jiaping ...

Presidential speeches, news stories, and novels all rely on simpler sentences and language than they did decades ago. In contrast, academic articles have become increasingly more challenging to read.

A sample of statewide STAAR tests mostly align with state standards, but experts found it difficult to assess if individual questions meet reading grade levels, a study released Monday by the ...

Presidential speeches, news stories, and novels all rely on simpler sentences and language than they did decades ago. In contrast, academic articles have become increasingly more challenging to read.