What is Readability?
In the article editor you'll see a readability score. This is a measure of how complex your article is to understand. 1 is super easy to understand, whereas 14 is very difficult.
In the bottom left of the article editor you'll see a Readability Score. This is a measure of how complex your article is to understand.
We use the Automated Readability Index to calculate these scores. Each article gets a score from 1 to 14. The score corresponds to an age group and grade level. Check out the table below for a full list.
The easier your articles are to read the more useful they'll be.
Score | Age | Grade Level |
1 | 5-6 | Kindergarten |
2 | 6-7 | First Grade |
3 | 7-8 | Second Grade |
4 | 8-9 | Third Grade |
5 | 9-10 | Fourth Grade |
6 | 10-11 | Fifth Grade |
7 | 11-12 | Sixth Grade |
8 | 12-13 | Seventh Grade |
9 | 13-14 | Eighth Grade |
10 | 14-15 | Ninth Grade |
11 | 15-16 | Tenth Grade |
12 | 16-17 | Eleventh grade |
13 | 17-18 | Twelfth grade |
14 | 18-22 | College |
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