Table of Contents

Section One		What do we mean by clear writing?
		How can you recognize clear writing and design?
		Clear Writing and Literacy: • Why is clear writing important? • Why not use clear writing? - some common reactions.
Section Two		What makes material hard to read and understand? 1. Appearance - layout and design 2. Organization of information 3. Language 4. Sentence length and structure 5. Tone - how we speak to the reader
		What makes material hard to read and understand - who decides?
		Using readability tests to analyse material • Fry readability graph • Computer readability programs • The Gobbledegook detector
		What is a "good" reading level?
		Some examples of things to avoid
Section Three		Tips to improve your writing
		Step One - Plan
		Step Two - Write
		Step Three - Revise
		Step Four - Plan the layout and design