You’ve already used LexTutor’s VocabProfiler to identify which lists the words in an article belong to and to see the percentages of high-frequency, academic, and “off-list” words. But when an article contains many names, VocabProfiler’s statistics may show a deceptively high percentage of off-list words, making the article seem more difficult than it actually is.
The Text Readability Consensus Calculator from Readability Formulas is an excellent, easy-to-use tool for discovering a text’s reading level. Simply copy-and-paste a short sample from any text, check the “Yes” box and click the blue “Check Text Readability” button. The website shows the results of tests from seven popular reading indexes, followed by a readability consensus score. Below is the readability consensus score of a short article from Reader’s Digest:
The Text Readability Consensus Calculator from Readability Formulas is an excellent, easy-to-use tool for discovering a text’s reading level. Simply copy-and-paste a short sample from any text, check the “Yes” box and click the blue “Check Text Readability” button. The website shows the results of tests from seven popular reading indexes, followed by a readability consensus score. Below is the readability consensus score of a short article from Reader’s Digest:
Once you get a feel for which American school grade reading level matches your students’ level, this handy tool may help you integrate more authentic materials into your class!
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