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Microsoft word readability tool2/12/2023 ![]() ![]() Tick the Check grammar with spelling and Show readability statistics checkboxes. ![]() Go to the Tools menu and select Options.TIP: To view the readability statistics of your story or document in MS Word: The Children's Writer's Word Book by Alijandra Mogilner lists words according to their grade level and can be another excellent resource.īut what happens when you've written your story at one reading level, and you later need to make it more kid-friendly or readable at the sixth, third, or first grade level? Below are several tools you can use to solve this problem, starting at the sentence level and moving to the word level. Or, how about volunteering in a classroom, and sitting in on reading groups? Schools can always use the extra body, and you can learn a lot about reading level standards, and even what types of stories children enjoy most. You can always pick up grade level readers at the library and read through several stories to internalize the level. Teens can read and understand longer sentences, more difficult words, and more sophisticated concepts than a second grader, so you may need to lower or raise the reading level of your story to fit your intended audience. Hen writing a children’s book, it is often necessary to adjust the reading level in your story to ensure it is written to the vocabulary and comprehension level of a particular genre: easy reader, chapter book, middle-grade, young adult. ![]()
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