Readability is in crisis. Even the abstracts from studies on readability are virtually incomprehensible. Let’s see what they really say.
What is readability? It’s a measure of how easy a text is to read. For example, how easy is it to read a blog post or white paper you wrote?
Readability is most commonly measured in grade levels. The average person reads in the range of Grade 6 to Grade 8. This might shock you. You’ve had 12 grades of education. Or you’ve had 15 or even 20. But you still read at a Grade 8 level or lower. Yes, you can read at a higher level, but you would do so only when you have to. Why is this?
