Easy English
Easy English is a simple style of writing developed in Australia over the last 15 years by speech pathologists.
It is a simple, short way of writing information to help:
- people with low literacy;
- acquired disabilities, such as after a stroke or car accident, head injury, or dementia;
- lifelong disabilities. such as someone with Down syndrome, intellectual disability, cerebral palsy or autism;
- psychiatric or mental illness;
- people who have reading differences;
- people with poor educational outcomes;
- people who left school during K12 education;
- others.
Sentences are short and use simple words. It is written to about a grade 3 level. See Access Easy English for examples.
Also see how to apply Easy English to journalism.
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