Hi Chris,
You can also use different formulas to determine the readability
level of your text. The Fry or Cloze method are common ones. Here's a
link to the Fry one.

http://school.discovery.com/schrockguide/fry/fry.html

It's a quick and dirty method, but it might help you to think about
word choice, etc.

If you have a copy of Hooper-Greenhill's Educational Role of Museums
check out James Carter's chapter How old is this text. I vaguely
recall that this is a comparison of the Fry and Cloze methods.

Also if you don't have a copy, you should pick up Serrell's Exhibit
Labels: An Interpretive Framework. It's an excellent reference.
Best of luck with your project!

Karen Knutson
Museum Learning Collaborative
www.museumlearning.com

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