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…
Readability Can Create a Positive Social Impact on Education Systems In their new series, “Technology Making An Important Positive Social Impact,” Authority Magazine interviewed leaders creating tech products that are making a positive change in people’s lives. On that list is Readability Matters’ co-founder, Kathy Crowley. The interview covered Kathy’s childhood — growing up…
World Education, A Division of JSI Field Testing Adobe Liquid Mode with Important Health Information While Malawi has made progress in controlling the HIV epidemic, there are still 1.1 million Malawians who are living with HIV; 74,000 of them are children under 15. As part of the Bantwana Initiative, the Ana Patsogolo Activity focuses…
Transforming mobile document experiences with Liquid Mode in Adobe Acrobat Adobe celebrated the 30th anniversary of Acrobat and PDF this year — a digital document format they invented and open-sourced, paving the way for the digital publishing revolution. Adobe’s proprietary AI is used to power Liquid Mode and instantly reflow text, tables, bullets and…
Adobe recognizes Readability Matters Readability Matters is honored to be included in the group of companies that Adobe recognized as driving transformative initiatives to better prepare the world for the future. Better readability is critical in this time of increasingly digital information. The expansion of technology usage has produced ever-increasing demands for literacy. To…
Reading Text Formats Improve Comprehension What if a simple change to text format could help students comprehend more? There is growing evidence that the best text style is different for each individual. Text features such as shape, size and spacing impact individuals differently. Readability Matters is proud to announce the publication of our…
Better Reading Implementation Study Announced The University of Oregon, ReadWorks, LMU iDEAL Institute, and Readability Matters August 8, 2023 – Readability Matters, a nonprofit organization dedicated to improving readability for all, is partnering with literacy experts, funding research to improve educational outcomes through personalized reading solutions. Personalized reading formats are the next offering in…
Try 3 Tests to Pick the Perfect Font for You See how Fonts Change the Way you Read and Write In a fun and interactive article, The Washington Post dives into the fascinating world of fonts and their impact on our reading experience. “What’s your type? Try these tests to pick the perfect font…
Adobe Computer Scientist Presents Digital Reading Rulers Research From computer scientist and engineer to published researcher, first-author Aleena Niklaus presented Digital Reading Rulers: Evaluating Inclusively Designed Rulers for Readers With Dyslexia and Without at the leading international conference on Human-Computer Interaction ACM CHI’23. Physical reading rulers have been used with books for years as…
University of Arizona Researchers Report on Readability for College Students A 3-year project investigates the impact of better reading formats for college students. Funded by a University of Arizona CUES grant, the research is intended to catalyze innovative teaching and learning. Personalized reading formats allow students to customize their reading experience by changing the…