Measures difficulty based on a list of 3,000 familiar words.
Flags words that average people don't know.
Crucial for ESL readers.
Familiar words are remembered longer.
Standard for matching books to student levels.
Swap 'difficult' words for common ones.
Explain terms that you can't replace.
Use the highlighter loop to find hard words.
Our Dale-Chall tool specifically targets vocabulary complexity. If your score is high, it means you are using too many uncommon words.