What reading level does the simplified text use?

It targets children aged roughly 8 to 11 — short sentences, common words and explanations for any harder terms. For younger children, simplify again or add "for a 6-year-old" to your text.

Can teachers use this for classroom material?

Yes. It's handy for adapting articles and textbook paragraphs for different reading levels. Review the output before using it, as you would any learning material.

Does it work for non-native English learners too?

Yes. Simple sentences and everyday vocabulary also help adult English learners, though the friendly tone is designed for children.

Simplify Text for Kids

Explaining something to a child forces you to understand it properly — and it's surprisingly hard to do on the spot. Textbooks, news articles and science explanations are usually written for adults, full of long sentences and words like "phenomenon", "approximately" or "subsequently" that make a nine-year-old switch off.

This preset rewrites a paragraph so children around 8 to 11 years old can follow it. It uses short sentences and everyday words, explains or replaces technical terms, and keeps a friendly tone — while making sure the facts stay correct. It may drop minor details that would only confuse a young reader. Parents use it for homework help and bedtime questions, teachers for reading material and worksheets, and writers for children's content and museum or zoo signs.

Paste anything from a science textbook to a news story about elections, and you'll get a version you can read aloud or hand to a child directly.

Your paragraph

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Tone

Result

The result will appear here.

Example: Simplify for kids

Settings: Casual

Input

Volcanoes form when magma from deep within the Earth rises through cracks in the crust. When pressure builds up, the magma erupts onto the surface as lava, along with ash and gases.

Result

Deep under the ground, the Earth is so hot that rock melts into a thick, glowing liquid called magma. Sometimes magma pushes up through cracks in the ground. When enough pressure builds up, it bursts out of the top of a volcano. Once it's outside, we call it lava! Volcanoes can also blow out clouds of ash and gas.

Tips

Know the age
A 6-year-old and an 11-year-old need very different text. For younger kids, simplify the result once more or read it aloud and explain as you go.
Add a comparison
Children understand new ideas through things they know — "as hot as an oven", "as big as a bus". Add one to the result if it isn't there.
Check the facts
Simplifying shouldn't mean making things untrue. Read the result once with that in mind, especially for science and history.

Frequently Asked Questions

What reading level does the simplified text use?: It targets children aged roughly 8 to 11 — short sentences, common words and explanations for any harder terms. For younger children, simplify again or add "for a 6-year-old" to your text.
Can teachers use this for classroom material?: Yes. It's handy for adapting articles and textbook paragraphs for different reading levels. Review the output before using it, as you would any learning material.
Does it work for non-native English learners too?: Yes. Simple sentences and everyday vocabulary also help adult English learners, though the friendly tone is designed for children.

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