New Research Published from Across the Readability Community The proceedings of the 2024 Vision Sciences Society (VSS) conference include three posters presented by members of the cross-disciplinary readability research community. Their groundbreaking work examines how different typefaces and typographic features influence reading performance. These presentations add to the growing evidence that typography plays a…
Better Readability, the Quick Summary! In a fun new video, Dr. Ben D. Sawyer sums up his readability research in 60 seconds. The video is part of a series produced by the University of Central Florida aiming to condense complex research into bite-sized summaries, allowing listeners to see how and why their faculty plans…
Studying Format Readability in Children Dr. Stephaie Day and team conducted a study that provides important insights into how text format readability changes (in this case, font and letter spacing variations) impact reading performance in readers in grades 3–5. The results showed that changes to text format significantly improved reading speed at both the…
UDL-Con International 2024 One Font Doesn’t Fit All: Text Personalization Significantly Impacts Comprehension July 30, 2024 UDL-Con International 2024 was a gathering of education, government, tech, and edTech professionals, each working to improve educational outcomes for all learners. Attendees represented 14 countries and 43 US states. Among the presentations was the better readability-focused talk,…
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 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…
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 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…
Community-Building Workshop Summary Dr. Nilsu Atilgan The Readability Consortium guest author The Readability Consortium organized a satellite event at the annual meeting of the Vision Science Society (VSS) in St. Pete Beach, Florida, in May. This satellite event served as a community-building workshop at the most prestigious vision science conference, hosting experts from several…
Readability Consortium Grows to Inform Next-Generation Reading Solutions The Readability Consortium explores ways to enable better reading and shift reading outcomes by personalizing text format for the individual Monotype is a global leader in type design and technology, and has had a significant impact on the world of typography, providing fonts, technologies, and services…