Santa Clara University EMBA Students Collaborate with the Tech-For-Good Nonprofit Readability Matters Since 1851, Santa Clara University (SCU) has been home to generations of students committed to innovating with a mission. This year is no different as Executive MBA students from the Leavey School of Business at Santa Clara University (SCU) collaborated with the…
Creating a Go-to-Market Approach for Social Innovation Marjorie Jordan, Founder of Readability Matters, presented to the Go to Market class in the Executive MBA program at the University of Denver (DU). She shared experiences from her career at Hewlett Packard Company and explained how her work in high tech was foundational in the formation of…
Readability for All: Improving Literacy & Engagement through Enhanced Readability Webinar for Adult Education Professionals The EdTech Center at World Education invited Adobe and Readability Matters to deliver a webinar on improving readability for their audience of adult education professionals. Hosts Jen Vanek and Victoria Neff of the EdTEch Center brought together more than…
More Detail on the 2018 Tech Proof of Concept Test with Adobe In his Adobe MAX 2020 readability presentation, Document Cloud Entrepreneur in Residence, Rick Treitman shared further information about a 2018 Proof of Concept test. As reported, Readability Matters Founders approached Adobe to share Readability insights. Moving from a one-format-fits-all paradigm to one…
A New Personalized Reading Paradigm Better Readability for All Readers Young and Old, Strong and Struggling Readability was on the agenda at software giant Adobe’s annual MAX conference this year. CEO Shantanu Narayen kicked off the conference by announcing over 500,000 people had registered for the virtual event. Rick Treitman, Entrepreneur in Residence, Adobe,…
Media Contact: Kelly Wakefield 970-449-6870 [email protected] Readability Matters & Adobe Collaborate with Experts on New Approach to Reading Research shows small changes to document formatting can yield big results to improve readability for all LOS ANGELES Oct. 20, 2020 – With the recent increase in virtual learning, further adoption of remote work, and…
“Democratizing Digital Literacy: Adobe unveils readability research partnerships at MAX” Today at the Adobe Max 2020 virtual conference, Mala Sharma, Adobe Vice President and General Manager, announced Adobe’s commitment to democratizing digital literacy through new partnerships in their commitment to improving reading experiences for all. “Together with Readability Matters, University of Central Florida, and…
Readability Matters Expands Commitment to Improving Reading Outcomes Announces K-8 Readability Study October 16, 2020 – Readability Matters announces funding for a remote learning Readability study of 450 K-8th grade students. Dr. Shannon Sheppard of Chapman University will lead the research, with collaboration from Dr. Susanne Nobles of ReadWorks.org and Dr. Sofie Beier of…
A Discussion of the First Use of the Virtual Readability Lab with College Students Readability Matters recently virtually sat down with Dr. Shelley Rodrigo, Senior Director of the Writing Program and Associate Professor in Rhetoric, Composition at The University of Arizona. Dr. Rodrigo was the first university professor to pilot the use of the…
The New Readability Sandbox Software developers often create a test environment, called a sandbox, with elements for the intended users to try before the code is built, tested, and deployed. Research has demonstrated that small changes to text formats can improve reading speed, accuracy, and comprehension. The Readability Matters sandbox was designed to demonstrate the…