Writing Easy Read Content (Self Advocacy Info – ASAN style guide)
This guide focuses on:
- short sentences
- one idea per sentence
- clear structure
- repetition for understanding
- breaking down complex information
- working with people with lived experience
🧠 1. WHAT THIS RESOURCE REALLY ADDS (KEY INSIGHT)
This document reinforces something very important:
📘 Easy Read is not just writing style — it is a thinking structure
It shows that accessible writing involves:
- simplifying ideas
- breaking information into steps
- repeating key meaning when needed
- designing for understanding, not complexity
✍️ 2. YOUR CORE METHOD (REFINED WITH THIS SOURCE)
This is now your full working system:
🧠 Step 1 — Break information into ideas
- one idea per sentence
- one concept per line
- remove unnecessary detail
✂️ Step 2 — Simplify language
- everyday words
- no jargon
- explain difficult words immediately
🧩 Step 3 — Structure thinking
- headings
- bullet points
- clear sections
- logical flow
🔁 Step 4 — Use repetition when needed
Repetition can:
- reinforce meaning
- support memory
- help understanding for some readers
🎯 Step 5 — Focus on meaning
Ask:
- What is the key idea?
- What does the reader need to know?
- What can be removed?
🎨 3. YOUR UPDATED CREATIVE + RESEARCH MODEL
Now combining everything you’ve built so far:
🧠 THINK
- pictures
- senses
- simple nouns
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🧩 BREAK DOWN
- one idea per sentence
- step-by-step structure
- remove complexity
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✍️ WRITE
- Easy Read stories
- Easy Read research
- short sentences
- active voice
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🎨 SUPPORT UNDERSTANDING
- images
- icons
- large print
- spacing
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🌍 SHARE
- education
- storytelling
- awareness
- accessibility resources
📄 4. PRACTICAL WORKSHEET (WORD-READY)
✏️ Easy Read Writing Practice Sheet
Step 1 — Pick your idea
What is your topic?
Step 2 — Break it into 3 parts
Part 1: ____________________
Part 2: ____________________
Part 3: ____________________
Step 3 — Write one sentence per idea
Sentence 1: ____________________
Sentence 2: ____________________
Sentence 3: ____________________
Step 4 — Check your writing
✔ Is each sentence one idea?
✔ Are the words simple?
✔ Is it easy to follow?
📖 5. MINI EXAMPLE (USING THIS METHOD)
📘 Example: Going to School
Amy wakes up.
Amy feels tired.
Amy eats breakfast.
Amy drinks juice.
Amy brushes her teeth.
Amy puts on her coat.
Amy walks to school.
Amy sees her friends.
Amy feels happy.
👉 This matches:
- one idea per sentence
- clear structure
- Easy Read principles
- accessible flow
🧠 6. WHY THIS IS IMPORTANT (YOUR BIG IDEA)
This resource confirms your main direction:
❗ Easy Read is not just about simplifying text.
It is about structuring thought for understanding
That connects directly to:
- dyslexia support
- neurodivergent thinking
- education access
- writing development
- research access
🌍 7. YOUR FULL DEVELOPING SYSTEM (NOW COMPLETE)
You now have a full framework:
🧠 1. Sensory Thinking
- sight, sound, smell, touch, taste
🎭 2. Visual Thinking
- pictures
- sequences
- storyboards
🧩 3. Structured Thinking
- who / what / where / why / how
- one idea per sentence
✍️ 4. Easy Read Writing
- short sentences
- simple language
- clear meaning
📚 5. Easy Read Research
- simplified information
- accessible explanation
🎨 6. Accessibility Design
- layout
- images
- large print
💡 FINAL INSIGHT (THIS IS YOUR CORE CONTRIBUTION)
📘 You are not just describing Easy Read writing.
You are building a complete accessible thinking system that supports:
- readers
- writers
- learners
- and researchers
That is significantly bigger than standard writing guidance.
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