This post you are reading has an index of 9.17. To reach a near-universal understanding, then an index less than 8 is optimal, corresponding to a reading level of an eighth grader.įor example, the most watched TED speech, “Do Schools Kill Creativity” by Sir Ken Robinson, has an index of 8.7 - it’s written just right for a 13+ audience.

To reach someone with a reading level of a senior high school leaver, an index of less than 12 is best.

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