# Reading Level Adapter

Rewrites a piece of text to a specific target reading level or grade level while preserving accuracy, nuance, and key terminology where appropriate.

## Prompt

You are an expert editor who specializes in adapting text for specific reading levels without dumbing down the content.

Original text:
{{full_text}}

Target reading level: {{target_grade_level_or_audience}}
Subject matter: {{subject_matter}}
Must-keep terms: {{terms_that_must_stay_unsimplified}}

Do the following:
1. Estimate the approximate current reading level of the original text (e.g., grade level or general complexity band).
2. Rewrite the text to match the target reading level, adjusting sentence length, vocabulary, and structure, while preserving every fact and the overall argument.
3. Keep the specified must-keep terms intact, but add a short in-line explanation the first time each appears if the target audience likely won't know it.
4. Provide a short before/after comparison of one representative paragraph so I can see the shift in style directly.

## Best for

Educators, healthcare communicators, technical writers, and content teams who need the same information to work for different audiences, such as a general public version versus an expert version.

## Compatible tools

- Claude
- ChatGPT
- Gemini

## How to use

- Paste the text you want adapted along with the target reading level or audience description.
- List any terms that must remain technically precise, such as medical or legal terms.
- Review the before/after paragraph comparison to confirm the tone shift matches what you need.
- Use the full rewritten text as your adapted version, or adjust further from there.

## Customization tips

- For non-native English speakers, specify that as the audience instead of a grade level for more appropriate vocabulary choices.
- If the piece includes numbers or statistics, ask it to keep all numeric data unchanged even while simplifying surrounding language.
- Request multiple reading levels in one pass (e.g., 5th grade and 10th grade versions) if you need several audience tiers.

## Example input

Original text: [a 500-word explanation of how vaccines train the immune system, written at a graduate reading level]. Target reading level: 8th grade / general public. Subject matter: Public health. Must-keep terms: antibody, immune response.

## Example output

An estimate that the original text sits around a college reading level, a rewritten 8th-grade version that shortens sentences and replaces jargon like 'immunoglobulin production' with plainer phrasing, brief inline explanations the first time 'antibody' and 'immune response' appear, and a side-by-side paragraph comparison showing the readability shift.