Paste any text to instantly get Flesch-Kincaid grade level, Flesch Reading Ease score, and an estimated Lexile level. Perfect for teachers, content creators, and educators.
Planning for IEP reading goals?
Enter your IEP goals and accommodations manually in the lesson planner. Tool results are not transferred. Review and adapt the lesson draft before use.
Estimates the U.S. school grade level needed to understand the text. A score of 8.0 means an 8th grader could understand it. Based on sentence length and syllable count.
Rates text on a 0-100 scale. Higher scores mean easier to read. 60-70 is considered standard, 90+ is very easy (5th grade), and below 30 is very difficult (college graduate).
A widely used framework that matches readers to texts. Ranges from 200L (beginning reader) to 1200L+ (advanced). This tool estimates Lexile from the Flesch-Kincaid grade level.
Use the score as one input when reviewing a passage against the student's reading goal. Enter goals and accommodations manually in the lesson planner, then review suggested materials and supports against the actual IEP. Calculator results are not transferred.
Yes. The calculator reports Flesch-Kincaid grade level, Flesch Reading Ease, and an estimated Lexile range so teachers can compare text difficulty before assigning reading passages or adapting lesson materials.
Start with the student's IEP goal, instructional reading level, and accommodation needs. A text that is slightly challenging but teachable is often better for instruction than a passage that is far above the student's independent reading level.
You can use the result to inform your own planning. Enter goals and accommodations manually in the full planner, then review suggested supports and materials. Calculator results are not transferred.
Enter your IEP goals and accommodations manually in the lesson planner. Tool results are not transferred. Review and adapt the lesson draft before use.