Personalizing Reading: One Size Doesn’t Fit All In America, only one-third of students read proficiently, and 54% of adults read below the sixth-grade level. Research shows individual reading perception is a key barrier: One text format does not fit all, especially when working across digital devices. At the 2021 SXSW EDU conference, Adobe’s Entrepreneur-in-Residence,…
Readability at ProLiteracy Join us in San Antonio! The 2021 ProLiteracy Conference, September 20–22, 2021 Join adult literacy practitioners, teachers, tutors, managers, directors, board members, and students to learn new ideas and lead change in the adult literacy field. The ProLiteracy Conference on Adult Education features over 100 presentations and workshops that explore how…
Tech Update New in Microsoft Teams: Reading Progress Citing a recent study from Stanford illustrating the flattened growth of Oral Reading Fluency during the pandemic, Microsoft announced the launch of Reading Progress, a resource to help build opportunities for students and educators to get back on track with reading development. “Reading Progress in Teams supports…
Skim, Dive, Surface: Teaching Digital Reading Dr. Cohn’s book, Skim, Dive, Surface: Teaching Digital Reading was recently released, addressing digital reading and the spectrum of affordances available within digital learning environments. In her discussion of how to read deeply in digital spaces, she calls for readers to embrace a range of reading practices available to…
Digital Reading Expert, Dr. Jenae Cohn Distance Teaching and Learning Conference Dr. Jenae Cohn will present at the Distance Teaching and Learning Conference this summer, discussing digital reading and the strategies that can improve the experience. The international Distance Teaching & Learning (DT&L) conference from the University of Wisconsin-Madison is fully online August 2-5,…
World Changing Ideas – From an Automated Beehive to Readability For All Every year, Fast Company’s World Changing Ideas Awards honor the businesses and organizations driving change in the world. Showcasing some of the world’s most inventive entrepreneurs and companies tackling exigent global challenges, the awards were announced today, recognizing the businesses, policies, projects,…
Fast Company Recognizes Readability Matters 2021 WORLD CHANGING IDEAS AWARDS Los Angeles, May 4, 2021 — The Fast Company’s 2021 World Changing Ideas Awards were announced today, honoring the businesses, policies, projects, and concepts that are actively engaged and deeply committed to pursuing innovation for the good of society and the planet. Once again,…
Readability for All: Fostering Adult Literacy Through Personalization Highlighting the improved reading impacts delivered by readability changes, readability research results, and new tools, a team from Adobe and World Education presented at the Florida Literacy Conference. Rick Treitman, Entrepreneur in Residence, Adobe, kicked off the session with a review of the state of reading…
A Publication of the Readability Ecosystem Working to Deliver the Next Generation of Personalized Reading Interfaces Medium is an open online platform where readers find dynamic thinking and where expert and undiscovered voices can share their writing on any topic. The new Readability Tech Channel on Medium is a forum for sharing the latest work…
Readability Matters Releases New Video #BeTheBestReaderYouCanBe Readability Matters’ founders Marjorie Jordan and Kathy Crowley come together to share their passion for shifting reading outcomes for adults and children. Partners Rick Treitman of Adobe, Dr. Susanne Nobles of ReadWorks, and Dr. Jenae Cohn of Cal State – Sacramento are featured. Join the ecosystem of partners…