Readable Blog

Supporting students with dyslexia requires a specialized approach to help them build strong reading skills and gain confidence. Dyslexia, a neurobiological learning disability affecting 3% to 10% of the population, creates challenges with accurate and fluent word recognition, decoding, and spelling. But there’s a powerful solution that can help students overcome these hurdles: Readable English.

In today’s sneak peek, we’re excited to introduce the new side navigation menu - designed to make your experience with Readable English even more intuitive and efficient!

We’re thrilled to introduce this week’s Feature Spotlight: the Vocab Module! Understanding the building blocks of English words - roots, base words, prefixes, and suffixes - empowers students to decode unfamiliar vocabulary and boosts their confidence in language comprehension. 

In today’s Sneak Peek, we’re diving into one of the most exciting updates of the learning portal refresh: the flexible implementation options! This change has been designed to make the platform even more adaptable to how you’re using it in the real world - whether you’re teaching in a structured, teacher-led environment or looking for something more flexible to suit different classroom needs.

The Science of Reading has reshaped how we approach literacy instruction, providing evidence-based guidelines for effective reading programs. Research consistently highlights the importance of teaching five key skills: phonemic awareness, phonics, fluency, vocabulary, and comprehension. Readable English takes these findings to heart, providing a systematic and explicit approach to reading instruction that ensures every student can succeed.

The recent release of the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) scores has painted a troubling picture of the state of reading skills across the country. This data emphasizes a stark reality: countless older students are not meeting grade-level reading expectations, signaling a nationwide reading crisis that requires immediate attention. Despite various efforts to improve literacy, the statistics indicate that current strategies are falling short, especially when it comes to fostering comprehension skills that are critical for academic success and future opportunities.

We’re excited to give you an exclusive look at one of the most significant updates coming to the Readable English learning portal: the redesigned dashboard. As part of our ongoing commitment to improving the user experience, we’ve completely overhauled the dashboard to make it easier to navigate, and more engaging for teachers and students alike.

Learning English as a second language is a complex journey, with each learner bringing unique skills, cultural knowledge, and linguistic backgrounds to the classroom. Readable English is here to make that journey smoother, helping students gain confidence in reading, comprehension, and pronunciation.

Big changes are coming your way, and we can't wait to show you! The Readable English learning portal is getting a major refresh, designed to make your experience more intuitive, engaging, and efficient. Over the coming weeks, we’ll be unveiling some of the key updates, and trust us, you’re going to love what’s coming!

With Readable English, tracking student reading progress is easier and more powerful than ever! Through our partnership with MetaMetrics Inc. (creators of the Lexile® Framework), our program integrates assessments for Oral Reading Fluency and Reading Comprehension directly into the Readable English experience.