HIT:Readability levels

[The Georgia <library1@SCHS.K12.MN.US>]

Thanks to all you responded. Here is the list for those who requested a
hit.

If you have Microsoft Word you have it built in, it is called the Flesch
readability index.  There is a site on the web where you can type in 100
words and it will give you a level--I think that is listed on the front
page of Kathy Schrock's site:
        www.capecod.net/schrockguide

In Word, you can type in 50 words from a text, then go through a grammar
check on the tools menu and it will give you a window telling the Flesch
readability.

Open the book to any page and count the words to 100, then count the
number of sentences. Divide 100 by the # of sentences to get a general
idea of grade level.

Use the reading levels in the Follett Library Resources catalog or
Titlewave CD.  Note the size of font, space between sentences,
difficulty of vocabulary (lowest reading level will be from 10-25 words
only), predictability of text from picture support, repetitive nature of
story.  Compare to books already leveled in your collection.  Classes
for a reading teacher's license teach you these things better than
library programs.


WordPerfect's Grammatik function will do this.

 Just ran across this by accident the other day, but the program "Correct
Grammar" which we have on our Mac will give a readability level.  The only
way I could get this program to work was to convert ClarisWorks to a
MSWorks document, and then run it through the "Correct Grammar" program.
I don't know if you have this program or if this will help, but it did
give a readability level when it was done checking the document.  I don't
know how reliable it is or what it is based upon.


If you have Office you can go to Word type in at least 50 words. Go to
Tools and Grammar. After it checks grammar it gives the readability in
Flesch Reading ease, Flesch Kincaid grade level and two others.


Microsoft Word in Office 97 will give readability level.  If you have
this program, click on Tools, then Options, then Spelling and Grammar,
and there you should find a selection for show readability statistics.
Microsoft Word in Office 97 will give readability level.  If you have
this program, click on Tools, then Options, then Spelling and Grammar,
and there you should find a selection for show readability statistics.


I don't know about a web site, but Word Perfect and probably Word will do
that. In Word Perfect, type what you want. Then do a grammar check. Click
on view> statistics>readability. Several different readability graphs are
there. Hope this helps.

Thank you to all who contributed, and I hope this helps all those who
requested the information.

Barb Berge
St. Charles Public Schools
St. Charles  MN

library1@schs.k12.mn.us

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