PROOF OF CONCEPT RESULTS: Maximizing Individual Reading Performance with Personalized Text Format

Tech Proof of Concept Results

Readability Matters White Paper: Maximizing Individual Reading Performance with Tuned Text Kathy Crowley and Marjorie Jordan July 17, 2019   Many researchers have demonstrated the value of changing text format to increase reading speed and accuracy for an individual. THE PROBLEM Unfortunately, the issue with adopting more readable text as an approach for education or even…

How Reading Works – Fluency Leads to Comprehension

Better Readability Improves Fluency and Comprehension   Orthographic Processing Becoming a strong reader requires both the capacity to utilize sound-based decoding strategies and the ability to recognize familiar words accurately. Orthographic processing includes the ability to identify familiar letter patterns as words. Good readers rely less heavily on sound-based decoding strategies and more on orthographic…

legibility vs. readability

Legibility vs. Readability

Readability Creates Better Reading Experiences   To explore the difference between legibility and readability of reading material, it is important to understand that legibility is a component of readability.   Legibility is an informal measure of how easy it is to distinguish one letter from another in a particular typeface.   Readability is about the…

Theory of Change

Planning for Reader Impact   The tech-for-good nonprofit Readability Matters’ ultimate goals are to deliver increased engagement and success for student learners and efficiency and productivity for knowledge workers. Theory of Change is a planning tool that is used in the nonprofit sector to promote social change. A Theory of Change document sets long-term goals…

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Optimizing Reading Performance by Manipulating the Shape, Size, and Spacing…

Optimizing Reading Performance by Manipulating the Shape, Size, and Spacing of Text to Match the Individual’s Visual Processing Capacity   Bonnie Shaver-Troup, Kathy Crowley, Marjorie Jordan Published by the Collective Impact Project, revReading, September 2017   The ability to read quickly and efficiently is essential in the digital world with the exponential proliferation of information. Yet,…