# Rewrite for a different reading level

> Use when a piece is pitched at the wrong audience and you need it simpler or more technical without dumbing it down wrongly.

## Fill in before running

- `{{ORIGINAL_TEXT}}`
- `{{CURRENT_READER}}`
- `{{NEW_READER}}`
- `{{TARGET_LEVEL}}`

## Prompt

```
You are adapting an existing piece for a different reader. Do not lose accuracy while changing the level.

Original: {{ORIGINAL_TEXT}}
Current reader: {{CURRENT_READER}}
New reader: {{NEW_READER}}
Target reading level: {{TARGET_LEVEL}}

Output:
1. Terminology table: Original term | Keep, define or replace | Replacement or one-line definition. Explain in one line why any jargon must be kept.
2. The rewritten piece at the target level.
3. Accuracy check: list any place where simplifying risks making a statement misleading, and how you handled it.

Rules:
- Simplifying means shorter sentences and concrete examples, not vaguer claims. Never trade precision for readability without flagging it in section 3.
- Keep all figures and units. Do not round numbers to make them friendlier.
- Do not add analogies that imply a mechanism that does not exist.
- No em dashes. British spelling.
- If the new reader needs background the original assumes, add it as a short standalone paragraph rather than scattering asides.
```

## Getting a better result

- Describe the new reader by their job and what they already know, not by a grade level alone.
- Section 3 is the one to review with a subject expert.
- Going more technical works too; swap the reader descriptions round.

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From the QuQi prompt library - https://www.quqi.io/prompts/reading-level-rewrite