The Flesch Reading-Kincaid scale

Please can someone tell me what is the Flesch-Kincaid scale/grade levels.

[MikeNewYork]

Originally Posted by Cassy

Please can someone tell me what is the Flesch-Kincaid scale/grade levels.

http://www.usingenglish.com/glossary...aid-index.html

[Red5]

Originally Posted by Cassy

Please can someone tell me what is the Flesch-Kincaid scale/grade levels.

Also, see this discussion:

http://www.usingenglish.com/forum/fr...ng-levels.html

What is considered a good score for general novel? Apparently, something like John Irving's book has a rather high F-C grade level (11th grade), but Hemingway or Mark Twain pretty low (8th grade?)

[Tdol]

It's an oversimplistic view to extend it to literary worth; Hemingway is celebrated for his style, which is marked by its lexical simplicity.