Writing Guide
for Patient, Client, or General Audiences
READING LEVEL
Harry Potter books
Jurassic Park
Brief History of Time
1-6 7 8
9 10 11 12 13 14 15 +
Basic readers (learning) Social media / signage
Patient education & prevention education Memoranda & policy documents White papers Academic papers
Readability information on the books listed in this scale is from readable.com, and references the Flesch-Kincaid readability scale.
Make time for TEA TIME • EIGHTH & 80 • AUDIENCE
T E A
TIME — Use short words when users have less time. Think STOP sign. EIGHTH & 80— Writing at the 8th grade level ensures your content can be read by 80% of Americans. AUDIENCE — The college health audience aim is between the 10th/11th grade level, and a Flesch-Kincaid readability score of 50-60.