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…
Use Chrome Reading Mode to Read Comfortably and Efficiently Google Chrome’s Reading Mode significantly enhances the reading experience. Users now have the option to adjust font, text size, letter and line spacing, background color, and more. This inclusive design empowers users to personalize their browsing experience, improving readability and catering to their unique needs…
Adobe Recognized for Liquid Mode Innovation The Edison Awards are a global competition honoring excellence in new product and service development, marketing, human-centered design, and innovation. In 2024, the winners included Adobe’s Reader with Liquid Mode and reading Settings. Innovative Services & Software Solutions Advanced Technologies for Autonomous Systems Silver: Adobe Liquid Mode by…
Lessons from an Unpublished Study: The Impact of Text Formats on Students with Dyslexia Developing reading skills is critical for participation in education and in life; for individuals with dyslexia, developing these skills is a significant challenge. Recent research demonstrates that text format characteristics, including shape, size, and spacing, can significantly impact reading proficiency.…
US Senator Bill Cassidy, MD Calls for Feedback on Improving Literacy US Senator Bill Cassidy, the Ranking Member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, released a February 2024 report on child literacy, highlighting significant challenges American children face in acquiring fundamental reading skills. Cassidy emphasizes the need for bipartisan action…
VSS 2024 May 17-22 | St. Pete Beach, Florida The Annual Meeting of the Vision Sciences Society encompasses the broad field of vision science drawing on a range of disciplines, including visual psychophysics, visual neuroscience, computational vision and visual cognition. The central goal is to understand how vision works and is used. This year…
Readability at UDL-Con: International Universal Design for Learning (UDL) is a framework for addressing the educational needs of diverse and variable learners in many settings across many stages of life. It is a means to eradicate persistent inequities in education, informed by the educators who use it and their students. CAST’s Annual Symposium and…
Elle Cordova’s Font Humor Shines From YouTube Shorts to Now on the Ted Stage! Readability Matters appreciated singer-songwriter Elle Cordova’s digital short, Fonts Hanging Out; it is a delightful exploration into the often overlooked world of typography. With a keen eye for detail and a playful approach, Cordova’s charming glimpse of fonts’ distinct personalities and…
Group Results are Interesting Individual Results can be Life-Changing Our research colleagues have been surprised and excited by the changes to reading speed and comprehension they see when changing reading text formats for study participants. We at Readability Matters are excited too. It is newsworthy to report an average gain of 21% in both…
UCF Expands K-12 Readability Research Supported by an appropriation from the State of Florida, the Virtual Readability Lab at the University of Central Florida is expanding research to improve reading outcomes for young learners. The $1 million state appropriation will allow the UCF team to expand upon their earlier pilot work to explore…