Guides
ELA Guides
Short, plain-English explanations of the skills behind our tools — written for students and teachers alike.
The 8 parts of speech
Nouns, verbs, adjectives and more — what each one does, with simple examples.
GrammarHow reading levels are measured
What a readability score means and how the Flesch-Kincaid formula works.
ReadabilityHow to count syllables
Simple rules for breaking words into syllables, with worked examples.
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