The Fry Graph is the only readability formula that shows its results as a point on a graph. The Fry formula graph itself covers a grade range from early elementary through college years.

The Fry Graph formula can accommodate a wide variety of narrative materials, across a wide range of grade levels. For this reason the Fry Graph enjoys widespread use in business and industry as well as education... especially in scoring texts, manuals, newspapers and magazine articles.

The Fry Graph formula takes into account total number of words, sentences and syllable counts.

When a calculated point falls outside the Fry graph’s bounds, it still may communicate information about the material, e.g. either that too many words are too difficult, or that too many sentences are too lengthy.