Friday, October 16, 2015

Text Readability Consensus Calculator

For grins, I entered some of Acebo's Simultaneous Lesson 9B text into a Text Readability Consensus Calculator to see what level of education is required to digest its content.  The calculator that I used combines the results of multiple accepted formulas, including the SMOG index.

Results?


Readability Consensus
Based on 8 readability formulas, we have scored your text:
 Grade Level: 19
 Reading Level: very difficult to read.
 Reader's Age: College graduate


 And this is what a court interpreter is supposed to interpret simultaneously.  AND, the guy in Lesson 9B's recording is only reading the text at 140 words per minute!

I wonder if cocaine would be a good option for me, to incorporate both feelings of confidence and euphoria as well as high energy and speed in the execution of tasks.  And, the effects last only about an hour, which is a good amount of time for the typical hearing.  One thing to consider would be the numbing effects of cocaine - I'd have to give some thought as to the administration of the drug, so as not to numb my lips or tongue.  That would be counterproductive.  Maybe just plain old speed would do the trick.

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