• Results of the Flesch Reading Ease Readability Formula - The Flesch Reading Ease readability formula is used in business, industry and government as well as education, to score materials from the upper elementary level on through college levels.

• Results of the FORCAST Readability Formula - The FORCAST readability formula focuses on functional literacy. It is usually used in evaluating adult questionnaires, forms, multiple choice tests and job materials that are not in narrative form.

• Results of the Fry Graph Readability Formula - 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.

• Results of the Gunning’s Fog Index (or FOG) Readability Formula - The FOG formula takes into consideration (1) the total number of words, (2) the number of words of three or more syllables, as well as (3) the total number of sentences.

• Results of The New Dale-Chall Readability Formula - Though capable of producing readability scores for the earliest primary grades, the Dale-Chall readability formula is most reliable when scoring materials for fourth grade level through college.

• Results of the Powers-Sumner-Kearl Readability Formula - The Powers-Sumner-Kearl readability formula is most often used in assessing materials intended for use in the primary grades, through the third grade level.

• Results of the SMOG Readability Formula - Since SMOG readability formula aims for 100% comprehension, its grade level scores are usually higher than any of the other formulas, most of which target between 50% and 75% comprehension.

• Results of the SPACHE Readability Formula - The Spache readability formula is meant to score materials intended for use at the kindergarten level through third grade.

• The Flesch Grade Level Readability Formula - Flesch Grade Level Readability Formula improves upon the Flesch Reading Ease Readability Formula. Rudolph Flesch, an author, writing consultant, and the supporter of Plain English Movement, is the co-author of this formula along with John P. Kincaid.

• The Flesch Reading Ease Readability Formula - Flesch Reading Ease Formula is considered as one of the oldest and most accurate readability formulas. Rudolph Flesch, an author, writing consultant, and a supporter of the Plain English Movement, developed this formula in 1948.

• The FORCAST Readability Formula - The FORCAST Readability Formula is the result of The Human Resources Research Organization of Alexandria, Virginia, to study the reading requirements of military occupational specialties in the US Army.

• The Fry Graph Readability Formula - Edward Fry developed one of the more popular Reading Formulas – the Fry Graph Readability Formula. Fry, who worked as a Fulbright Scholar in Uganda, also helped teachers to teach English as a Second Language (ESL) for a few years, from 1963 and onwards.

• The Gunning’s Fog Index (or FOG) Readability Formula - The Gunning Fog Index Readability Formula, or simply called FOG Index, is attributed to American textbook publisher, Robert Gunning, who was a graduate from Ohio State University.

• The New Dale-Chall Readability Formula - The New Dale-Chall Formula improves the original Dale-Chall Readability Formula as expounded in A Formula for Predicting Readability in 1948. The creators of this formula were Edgar Dale and Jeanne Chall.

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