Clear Communication:
A Family Planning Provider's Guide to Developing Easy-to-Read Materials
The Training Center has developed a toolkit for providers to help them assess the readability of existing client materials as well as assist them in developing high quality, low literacy client materials to meet the needs of their client population.
Hard copies are available for $15. Please contact Amy Behrens at abehrens@jsi.com to order.
Also,
the toolkit can be downloaded in its entirety (pdf) or by the following chapters:
I. Introduction to Plain Language
II. Tips and Tools
- Assessing Pre-Existing Materials
- SMOG Readability Formula
- Writing and Formatting Quick Tips
III. Pretesting Materials You Have Created
- Conducting a Focus Group
- A Note on Informed Consent
IV. Examples
- Before & After
- A Few Well-Written Plain Language Materials
V. Resources
