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For today's asynchronous portion of class. . . .

2/12/2021

10 Comments

 
Having heard from Adam and Marino, let's try our hand at some of this work. Included here is some copy about Covid Vaccine roll out.

Programs are encouraged to contact existing partners to determine if they have the capacity to operate a vaccine clinic or mobile vaccine distribution. If you identify a clinical partner, your agency contact can work with DPH to ensure your clinical partner is allocated vaccine.

Try your hand at making it more precise and easier for readers of any skill level and language ability to understand. Figure out what you need to figure out about what it is actually saying. And consider the audience: who is reading this? Why are they reading it? What state of mind are they in as they read? How much time do they have to read? How much are they willing to figure out? How patient are they? 

Other things to keep in mind:
  • Smaller words, shorter sentences
  • Nouns close to verbs
  • The least jargon possible
  • Synonyms for more complicated words. 

When you are ready, send your copy through this reading-level checker to see what grade level your material (https://www.webfx.com/tools/read-able/check.php) incase the link doesn't work. Include your score in your post. Don't like the score you got? Try again. You are welcome to try as many times as your want. 

Ideally, writing for the public should read around the 6th to 8th grade level--that's not easy when you are dealing with big concepts. 




10 Comments
Emily Spagna
2/12/2021 11:54:22 am

Programs should contact local clinical partners to see if they are able to run a vaccine clinic. Clinical partners can have their agency work with DPH to get vaccines.


I got a level of 9 for this. I was not able to get it lower.

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Rebecca M.
2/13/2021 03:36:40 pm

Programs should go and talk to their partners to see if they are able to work a vaccine clinic or able to give vaccines out. Clinical partners can talk to you about getting a vaccine.

I got a level of 7. This sentence can be understood by 12 and 13 year olds.

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Lynne Campbell
2/14/2021 02:40:43 pm

Programs should talk to their partners to see if they are able to run a vaccine clinic or delivery service. DPH can help make sure partners get vaccines.

I got a level of 7. This sentence can be understood by 12 and 13 year olds

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Maddie Staples
2/14/2021 08:36:15 pm

Programs should find out if their partners can run a vaccine clinic or mobile clinic. Your agency contact can work with DPH to help partners get vaccines.

I got to a seventh grade reading level

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Matt McGuirk
2/15/2021 09:59:47 am

Programs should speak with their partners to see if they can run a vaccine clinic or manage vaccine distribution. DPH can work with your agency to provide vaccines.

I got level 8 with this.

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Paige Couture
2/15/2021 11:46:48 am

Programs will locate partners who run vaccine or mobile clinics. The DPH will identify a compatible partner.

Level 8.

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Derek Krysko
2/17/2021 06:59:35 am

"Programs should see if their partners can run vaccine clinics. The DPH will give vaccines to clinical partners."

I got a reading level of 7.

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Amanda Guindon
2/17/2021 03:36:11 pm

Programs should speak to partners about hosting vaccine clinics. Your agency contact will work with DPH to get the vaccines to your partners.

(I got a reading level 8 for these sentences)

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CJ
2/18/2021 04:13:02 pm

DPH would like to know if you have space to give out vaccines in office or off site. We can work with your local office to make sure they are sent enough vaccine.

(7th grade)

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Marissa Merlino
2/19/2021 07:05:24 am

Programs should reach out to partners to find out if they are within the necessary limits to run a vaccine clinic. Those that are medical partners can work with DPH to secure a supply of vaccines.

"Your text has an average grade level of about 8. It should be easily understood by 13 to 14 year olds."

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