KNOW THE READING LEVELS OF YOUR MATERIALS -- IN A FLASH! -- AND AVOID WRITING FOR THE WRONG AUDIENCE AGAIN

ReadabilityCalculations, a Windows/Macintosh-based reading-level assessment program, automates the process of determining the reading level of your materials.

What good are your written materials if your readers find them too difficult to understand? Alienate, bewilder and bore your readers, and they will hurl your materials in the trash can.

If you want to write effectively and ensure your readers can understand what you write, you need to assess the reading level of your materials by using one (or more than one) readability formula. Although we have used readability formulas for decades, using them -- with their many formulaic steps and tedious word/syllable/sentence counting -- can be a burden on the brain and a tax on time; that is, up until now.

ReadabilityCalculations, a Windows/Macintosh-based reading-level assessment program, automates the process of determining the reading level of your materials, saving you time, money and plenty of headaches. Simply import or paste your text into ReadabilityCalculations, and the program quickly analyzes your text and tells you the reading level(s) of your material using up to nine of the most popular readability formulas.

ReadabilityCalculations can give you reading levels on all of your materials; this includes technical manuals, reports, brochures, press releases, text books, articles, business publications, and so forth. Now you can feel confident that your readers will be able to understand your material and that you have not wasted your time and energy in writing your material for the wrong audience.

ReadabilityCalculations costs between $49.95 and $69.95, and can be purchased online at StyleWriter-USA.com (http://www.StyleWriter-USA.com), the web site of Plain English tools, or by calling My Byline Media at 800-797-9027 (or 843-215-1492).

ReadabilityCalculations contains up to nine readability formulas; they include:

Formula # 1: DALE-CHALL
A vocabulary-based formula normally used to assess upper elementary through secondary materials.

Formula # 2: FLESCH READING EASE
Normally used to assess adult materials, shows scores on a scale between 0 and 100.

Formula # 3: FLESCH GRADE LEVEL
Most reliable when used with upper elementary and secondary materials.

Formula # 4: FRY GRAPH
Used over a wide grade range of materials, from elementary through college and beyond.

Formula # 5: FOG
Widely used in the health care and general insurance industries for general business publications.

Formula # 6: POWERS-SUMNER-KEAR
Used in assessing primary through early elementary level materials.

Formula # 7: SMOG
Unlike any of the other formulas, SMOG predicts the grade level required for 100% comprehension.

Formula # 8: FORCAST
Focuses on functional literacy. Used to assess non-running narrative, e.g. questionnaires, forms, tests.

Formula # 9: SPACHE
A vocabulary-based formula widely used in assessing primary through fourth grade materials.

For more information on how ReadabilityCalculations can help you write more effectively for your targeted audience, please visit us online at http://www.StyleWriter-USA.com.

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