CAST Releases Universal Design for Learning Guidelines 3.0, Support opportunities to customize the display of information, Font, size of text, character and line spacing, character width, background color, and text colors

CAST Releases New UDL Guidelines, adding Readability Considerations

Universal Design for Learning Guidelines, 3.0   Today, CAST released version 3.0 of the UDL Guidelines, a comprehensive update that includes references to Readability research and expands its Design Multiple Means of Representation, Consideration 1.1: Support opportunities to customize the display of information. CAST documented the rationale for the update noting, “The full description of…

IEEE ICICLE Learning Engineering Conference, Engineering for Better Reading Performance Improves Educational Outcomes

Readability at IEEE ICICLE Learning Engineering Conference

IEEE Standards Association  | ICICLE International Consortium for Innovation and Collaboration in Learning Engineering Engineering for Better Reading Performance Improves Educational Outcomes   At the 2024 IEEE ICICLE conference, Readability Matters’ Co-Founder Kathy Crowley, with colleagues Rick Treitman, Adobe, and Dr. Susanne Nobles, ReadWorks, presented the Learning Engineering approach taken by a broad ecosystem of interdisciplinary…

Forbes: The Time to Build for Personalization is Now

Forbes: The Time To Build For Personalization Is Now

Bringing Personalization To A Whole New Level   In a recent Forbes Technology Council article, Ben Semmes, COO at Monotype, examines the future of digital personalization, highlighting how technological advancements are transforming our interaction with text. Semmes explains that personalization is now essential for meeting users’ unique needs on digital platforms like apps, websites, smartwatches,…

Readability Explorer, Exquisitive Tutor + Readability Matters

Exquisitive Releases Readability Explorer

Readability Matters and Exquisitive Partner on New Digital Tutor   Readability Matters and Exquisitive have joined forces to release a new digital tutor focused on enhancing text readability. The Readability Explorer gives students an opportunity to experience reading with different text formats and make selections to personalize their reading experience. Personalization in education is more…