It will take only a few minutes. The chart for converting raw scores into grade range estimates is printed on the back of the sheet, along with directions for giving and scoring the test. Once you have an estimate of the patient's reading level, you can plan appropriate teaching approaches. If your patient reads below the fifth-grade level, use interactive methods such as demonstration or discussion, and short audiotapes, videotapes or flip charts that show a single concept. If you are using commercially produced materials, make sure you assess their reading level.
Most companies indicate reading level on the materials.
About 75 percent of adult Americans will be able to read materials at this level. Match the reading level of the handout to the reading level of the patient. To help you do so, check whether your word processing program provides readability statistics as part of its grammar check capabilities. Other software options are Rightwriter and Prose, the Readability Analyst. Prose runs materials through several different readability formulas to provide an average reading level.