Health Education Materials for Low Literacy Populations Case Study 3 gives you an opportunity to find a health education material/resource, and test it for readability. REFER TO YOUR TEXTBOOK, CHAPTER 11. Background: Health literacy is the single best predictor of an individual's health status and health outcomes. It is very important to customize health-related education material to the individual patient's (or audience's) level of reading skills. Readability of a given text is very important, as it is the objective measurement of the reading skills one should possess to understand the written material. In most cases, national standards recommend 5-6th grade reading levels. However, many print materials are at 11-12th grade, which can present major compliance programs, especially for the elderly. Example: Think about when you have tried to help for example a grandparent (or even yourself) understands the dosage noted on the medication bottle