This free, powerful tool analyzes the text and simplifies the low-frequency, difficult words. Simply place the text in the box or place the link in the box. There are also great study features where the student can save words to study later. Here is an example text that has been rewordified. As you can see that the computer highlights the difficult words and phrases and them changes them to a phrase or word that is more comprehensible. When you click on the yellow part, the easy words shows up just above the difficult phrase or word.
This useful tool helps student identify and categorize academic words from an article; this helps students focus their learning efforts in the right area. We want our students to focus on academic vocabulary.
This website will tell you the grade level of a text to help you choose readings that are appropriate for your students. You can take texts from the internet, simplify them by simplifying sentences, changing vocabulary, and taking our parts that are not necessary for comprehension.
This is a great website with a variety of tests for vocabulary ranging from basic to advanced level.
Another set of tests designed by nation and other high level researchers;this can be used to help students be more aware of their vocabulary levels.
This test is a great way to measure vocabulary knowledge, but it is 140 questions. So it is more for students who are serious about measuring their skills.
This website will take a text and shorten it to help struggling readers get the zibda of a text.