📘 What Is Easy Read? (Easy Read Explanation)

 

🖼 Picture idea: A person holding a simple booklet labeled “Easy Read” with big letters and a picture next to each sentence.

Easy Read is a way of writing information, so it is easier to understand.

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✏️ How Easy Read Works

🖼 Picture idea: A page with short lines of text and a picture next to each line.

✔ Easy Read uses short sentences with one idea each.

✔ Easy words that most people understand are used.

✔ Pictures or symbols are put next to the words to help understanding.

✔ Text is clear, big, and simple to follow.

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🧾 Easy Read Helps People

🖼 Picture idea: Diverse people reading a booklet and pointing to pictures.

Easy Read is good for:

• People with a learning disability.
• People learning English.
• People who find reading hard.
• People who forget things easily.
• People who are stressed or short on time.

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📄 Where Easy Read Is Used

🖼 Picture idea: Examples — letters, forms, agendas, reports.

Easy Read can be used for many kinds of information:

• Letters
• Forms
• Reports
• Meeting agendas
• Instructions
• Health information and more.

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🧠 Important Points About Easy Read

🖼 Picture idea: A group of people checking a document together.

✔ When you make Easy Read, it’s good to check it with people who will use it — so you know it makes sense to them.

✔ Pictures should match what the words say.

✔ Hard words should be explained simply.

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🤝 Easy Read Is for Everyone

🖼 Picture idea: A big group with speech bubbles showing understanding.

Even though Easy Read is made especially for people with learning disabilities, it helps everyone who finds long, complicated text hard to follow.

People who are learning English, nervous about reading, or under stress often find Easy Read helpful too.

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🧠 Why This Matters

Easy Read is not just about simplifying words — it’s about making information accessible, understandable, and respectful for all people, especially those who have difficulty putting together long sentences or complex text.

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🌟 You Can Use This in Your Training

You can include this Easy Read explanation in:
✔ Trainer manuals
✔ Booklet introductions
✔ Posters explaining your communication system
✔ Healthcare settings (GPs, counselors, therapists)

And it can help participants understand why your toolkit uses simple words and pictures — the same principles that make your Traffic Light & emotion cards so valuable.