Lower-literacy readers and your writing

The Rewordify.com Reading Level can help you broaden the audience of your writing.

Every time Rewordify.com simplifies text, it gives a Reading Level of from 1 (easiest) to 10 (hardest). If you want your writing to be understood by the broadest possible audience, strive for a Reading Level of 1 (broadly accessible).

If you're a writer, you might be surprised at the level of word simplicity needed to achieve a Reading Level of 1. But you must remember, you're a writer! You already have a high literacy level. You may be unknowingly creating reading that's too difficult for a large number of readers.

For example, most articles on news web pages are at a Reading Level of 3 to 5. In almost all cases, this writing can be simplified so that it gets a Reading Level of 1 without substantially changing the meaning or the beauty of the written page. By doing so, more people will clearly understand what you write.