Re: [LM_NET] TAR: Quick Reading Level

["D. J. Hendrickson" <DHendrickson07@ATLANTICBB.NET>]

Thanks to Nancy and all who replied to my question. I had to read the  
preferences (have a Mac) to make this work in my version of Word, but  
I knew that there was a way to do this. A friend of mine has written  
a 210 page novel and I am trying to get a quick and dirty reading  
level. I had already counted the words.
Thanks to all who replied (and if any one knows the best way to  
approach a publisher for a book that will appeal to boys  
(intermediate to middle school) that has a reading level of 3.8  
(approximate), please let me know off list.) My friend has already  
purchased  Children's Writer's and Illustrator's Market.
Deb Hendrickson

Deborah J. Hendrickson
Teacher-Librarian & Technology Leader
Westernport Elementary School
172 Church Street
Westernport, MD 21562
301-359-0511
DHendrickson@allconet.org


On Nov 1, 2006, at 5:04 PM, Nancy KapLon wrote:

> You can do it in MS Word. Click on the Tools menu, select Options,
> choose the Spelling & Grammar tab. Under Grammar, at the bottom, click
> on "show readability statistics" and click OK. Then type or paste in
> your text, and click the Spelling & Grammar button. Word will spell
> check the document, and then will show you a box with readability
> statistics, using the Flesch-Kincaid Reading Level.
>
> Hope that helps!
>
> Nancy KapLon
> Librarian
> The SEED Public Charter School
> Washington, DC
>
> -----Original Message-----
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> [mailto:LM_NET@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU] On Behalf Of D. J. Hendrickson
> Sent: Wednesday, November 01, 2006 5:00 PM
> To: LM_NET@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU
> Subject: [LM_NET] TAR: Quick Reading Level
>
> Is there a website where I can paste in a page of text and get an
> approximate reading level?
> Deb Hendrickson
>
> Deborah J. Hendrickson
> Teacher-Librarian & Technology Leader
> Westernport Elementary School
> 172 Church Street
> Westernport, MD 21562
> 301-359-0511
> DHendrickson@allconet.org
>
>
>
>
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