• The SMOG Readability Formula - G Harry McLaughlin created the SMOG Readability Formula in 1969 through an article, SMOG Grading – A New Readability Formula in the Journal of Reading. SMOG Readability Formula estimates the years of education a person needs to understand a piece of writing.

• The SPACHE Readability Formula - G. Spache devised the Spache Readability Formula in 1953 through an article, A New Readability Formula for Primary-Grade Reading Materials, published in The Elementary School Journal. The formula calculates the grade level of a text sample based on sentence length and number of unfamiliar words.

• What Are Readability Formulas? by Brian Scott - Readability formulas are mathematical in nature; its primary aim is to measure the grade level a person must have to read and comprehend a text. Writers consider readability formulas as simple ways to judge read-ability.

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