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Search Google by Reading Level

"After typing in a query on Google.com, look at the column of tools on the left side of the search results and you will see "All Results."

At the bottom of that column, click on "More Search Tools." Then you will see a list of tools and in the middle under Dictionary, you will see "Reading Level."

After you click on Reading Level you will see at the top of the page, three reading level choices: basic, intermediate and advanced with the percentages right next to the levels. The percentages indicate how many results are in each reading level, and you can simply click on the level to display the results that you want." (Tip from HuffPost Education)

The complexity of the vocabulary and the sentence structure determines the reading level. Naturally, the more complicated the idea or the topic is, the more complicated the reading level. For example, a search for "cartoons" found only 5% of the material was written at the advanced level. On the other hand, the search illustrated below for "time space continuum" found only 3% of the articles were written at the basic level.

Time

The concept of time has always blown my mind, and I think you will discover that thinking about it too much can drive you crazy. The BBC does a nice job of explaining potentially mind melting ideas at the following web site.

Dr. Who Meets Neil Gaiman

Neil Gaiman wrote this episode of Dr. Who that is airing in the US on May 14.

Coping

Breathing Underwater (FIC Flinn)

Movie Tie-In It's Kind of a Funny Story (FIC Vizzini)

Brush Up Your British and Your Australian and Your New Zealand and . . .