📝 What is Easy Read?

 

👀 Easy Read explained

• Easy Read makes writing simple and clear.

• It is for everyone, not just people who need support.

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👩‍🦽 Who uses Easy Read?

Easy Read can help:

• People with learning disabilities.

• People with special needs.

• People with mental health problems.

• People with sight problems.

• Older people and anyone who finds reading hard.

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📖 What makes writing easy to read?

• Use short sentences.

• Use short words when you can.

• Start sentences with a capital letter.

• Use capitals for names of people and places.

• Do not write in ALL CAPITALS – it looks like shouting.

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🔠 Font and text size

• Many people like:

  • Titles: size 18

  • Subtitles: size 16

  • Main writing: size 14

• Font should be clear and easy to read (like Arial, Calibri, Verdana).

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🖼️ Pictures

• Pictures help people understand.

• Choose pictures that match the age group.

• Some people like cartoons, but not too childish.

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🌍 Easy Read today

• More things are Easy Read now than before.

• But we still have a long way to go.

• For example: many libraries now have graphic novels that are easier to follow.

• But not everything is made in that style.

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💬 Personal story

• I missed out on many children’s books as a child.

• Because of my dyslexia, they were not easy to read back then.

• If there had been more Easy Read, I would have enjoyed books more when I was young.

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✅ Tip

Different people like different styles.
👉 The best way is to ask the reader what works for them.