What are reading comprehension tools that can generate or suggest plainer language?
I'm looking for ways to simplify a document for better comprehension after I have already gone through an editing process myself. It could include suggestions easier synonyms, grammar optimization (adding commas or rearranging sentences), or plain language in general. I've only found a few resources:[Okapi](http://www.lefthandlogic.com/htmdocs/tools/okapi/okapi.php)This highlights difficult words according word whitelist from Spache (Grade 1-3) and Dale-Chall (Grade 4 & up). It can only handle 200 words at a time.Microsoft Word can provide Flesch-Kincaid Reading Ease score (0-100) and Reading Level (about school grade) after doing a SpellCheck if you have enabled this option in preferences.I know that software, algorithms, and automation will never quite accomplish everything, like finding for example: * How complex the ideas are * Whether or not the content is in a logical order * Whether the vocabulary is appropriate for the audience * Whether there is a gender, class or cultural bias * Whether the design is attractive and helps or hinders the reader * Whether the material appears in a form and type style that is easy or hard to read[ from http://plainlanguage.com/newreadability.html ]But are there tools other than those in Microsoft Word, a thesaurus, or the OKAPI tool that would help improve a text document?
I suggest the use of different synonyms that allow the meaning to be more simple for the reader. Visuals are also a good idea, and including definitions either in context or separately.
