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April 5, 2008 ( PowerHomeBiz
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What causes low literacy or poor reading with many readers? Statistics show
that many adult readers are not literate enough to comprehend most text
above a fifth-grade reading-level. This may be true, but it is not the
reader's fault for failing to comprehend certain texts – rather it is the
writer's fault for failing to write for his readers. To help writers and
non-writers write text that their readers can understand,
ReadabilityFormulas.com has published a free e-book called "Can YOU Read Me
Now? : How to Use Readability Formulas to Write for Your Target Audience,"
available at www.ReadabilityFormulas.com
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"Can YOU Read Me Now? : How to Use Readability Formulas to Write for Your
Target Audience" helps writers and non-writers, organizations and
businesses, use readability formulas to evaluate what they write and
determine if their readers can understand what they write.
Presently, there are more than 200 readability formulas developed by
various scholars. Only a handful of these formulas are reliable to determine
the reading-level of text. "Can YOU Read Me Now?" covers the most popular
readability formulas, and helps you:
1) use readability formulas on your own materials; 2) choose the best
readability formula for your document; 3) calculate the grade-level or
reading-level of your text; 4) write for the right audience using
readability formulas.
"In school our teachers taught us the basics of good English: how to
write, how to use correct grammar, and how to use proper style usage, but
most teachers failed to teach us how to write for our readers'
reading-level," says Jesse Dawson, author of the e-book.
Writing at a higher reading-level has adverse effects in all industries –
health, insurance, publishing, military, etc. If readers cannot understand
what you write, then readers become bewildered and frustrated and won't read
the text. "If readers can't understand your text, how do you expect your
readers to react or act to your message?" says Dawson. "This results in
communication breakdown, low response rates, customer dissatisfaction, and
so on."
Good readability means readers can understand and recall what they have
read, according to Dawson, who adds, "Scholars, writers and researchers have
been using readability formulas since the 1940s to achieve the best writing
results."
All industries benefit from using readability formulas on their
materials, such as:
1) Schools, colleges and universities use readability formulas to make
sure students can understand their assignments, homework, tests, books, and
handouts;
2) Insurance agencies use readability formulas to make sure their
policy holders can understand their insurance documents, driving policies,
and legal documents;
3) Corporations use readability formulas on their sales literature to
increase response rates from their target market;
4) Hospitals use readability formulas on outpatient pamphlets, brochures,
business letters, and correspondence with patients; and
5) Concerned parents use readability formulas to pre-screen (or find)
books that their kids (with autism or special abilities) can read and
comprehend.
To achieve good readability with all of your documents, download the
60-plus page e-book, "Can YOU Read Me Now? : How to Use Readability Formulas
to Write for Your Target Audience," for free at
http://www.ReadabilityFormulas.com
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