
Readability Community News: Shalah Dean Thomas Awarded LIFE Grant
Readability Optimization for Older Adults Congratulations to Shalah Dean Thomas, recipient of the 2022 Richard Tucker Gerontology Grant from The Learning Institute for Elders (LIFE) at the University of Central Florida. Shalah’s research will investigate readability optimization for older adults to increase the usability of documents and improve reading performance. She will evaluate two […]

Readability at Adobe MAX 2022 – Register Now!
New Directions in Readability and Accessibility Readability is back on the agenda at Adobe MAX this fall. In last year’s popular and well-attended sessions (One Font Doesn’t Fit All: Type Design and Comprehension and Creating Value with Personalized Readability Formats) the presenters shared research results demonstrating improvements in reading speed and comprehension using personalized reading […]

5 Reading Tech Tips for Back to School
These No-cost Reading Tools Help Students Create Better Reading Experiences As students head back to the classroom, there’s an opportunity to take advantage of free and easy-to-use tools that can improve reading outcomes. #TuneYourText Readability research over the past several years continues to demonstrate that making small changes to digital text formats can improve […]

The Creative Educator: Reinventing How We Read
Readability Experts Discuss their Collaborative Strategies to Create Better Readability for All Adobe’s Tacy Trowbridge recently sat down with readability experts Zoya Bylinskii and Ben Sawyer for a lively and engaging conversation about the future of better reading. Tacy leads Adobe’s Global Education Thought Leadership and Advocacy programs and hosts The Creative Educator podcast. […]

Readability Community News: Rodrigo Named CUES Fellow
University of Arizona 2022 CUES Distinguished Fellow Dr. Shelley Rodrigo Congratulations to Dr. Shelley Rodrigo, a 2022 Center for University Education Scholarship (CUES) Distinguished Fellow. CUES advances faculty scholarship and innovation in university education. Awardees receive the title CUES Distinguished Fellow and a 3-year grant for their research. The fellowship is for Shelley’s project, […]

Vote Now! Better Reading Panel at SXSW EDU 2023
Better Reading, Better Learning, Better Outcomes A SXSW EDU Panel Help get our Better Reading panel to SXSW EDU 2023! Our experts from Adobe, CAST, the University of Central Florida, and Readability Matters will share the latest research and implementation plans for using personalized text formats to improve educational outcomes. The panel will also […]
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