Health Literacy Teaching hand out
Health Promotion – Health Literacy Teaching Handout Assignment Instruction
Review the assignment instructions.
There are multiple assignments in this module.
Assignment 2 – Part a
Locate a published handout written for patients about a health promotion topic or a health condition that is written at a 10th grade reading level or higher.
Upload the selected original health education handout and label it as “Lastname-handout”
Evaluate the reading level of the handout
Reading level of the information (use the free online tool available at: http://www.readabilityformulas.com/free-readability-formula-tests.php
Write a 1-2-page report with the following information about the handout
oThe Flesch Reading Ease score, the Flesch-Kincaid grade level, and the Fog Scale.
oA short description of the teaching handout and answer the following questions
§Was the handout well organized?
§Was the content clearly explained?
§What else should have been included in the handout?
oSave the document and insert in the header “Lastname-reading”.
Assignment 2- Part b:
Simplify the same handout so that it is written at a 5th – 6th grade reading level.
Save the document and insert in the header Lastname-modified
Upload the original teaching handout, the evaluation of the teaching handout, and the modified teaching handout in the assignment drop box. (Three (3) documents will be uploaded in the drop box.)