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|Our free Text Readability Consensus Calculator takes a sample of your writing and calculates the number of |
|sentences, words, syllables, and characters in your sample. Our program takes the output of these numbers and |
|plugs them into 7 popular readability formulas. These 7 readability formulas (see below) will help you find out|
|the reading level and grade level of your materials and help you to determine if your audience can read your |
|materials. |
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|(Note: We also have separate readability tools to calculate grade levels using the Fry Graph, Raygor Estimate |
|Graph, Spache Formula, and New Dale-Chall Formula, located here: Free Readability Calculators and Text Tools). |
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|Directions: Paste in a sample of text and click "CHECK TEXT READABILITY." A sufficient sample size consists of |
|4-5 full sentences; approximately 200 - 500 words total. For larger texts, such as books, pull 1-2 sample sizes|
|from each chapter. (Note: Our free