Public Resources

Data Repository

Towards Individuated Reading Experiences: Different Fonts Increase Reading Speed for Different Individuals

TOCHI | Data and analysis | 352 participants

Optimizing Electronic Health Records Through Readability

HFES | Dataset coming soon.

Accelerating Adult Readers with Fonts

CHI | Dataset coming soon.

Considering the Speed and Comprehension Trade-Off in Reading Mediated by Typography

JoV | Dataset coming soon.

Readability Research Toolbox

Readability Research Toolbox Github

Framework for experimenting with various reading controls | Readability Research Toolbox Code | Reading Controls Tester Code

Audio Recording Demo

Audio Recoding Code

Pavlovia Readability Research Codebase

Psychopy based code for the Fastest font test | Pavlovia Codebase

Specifications

Specification files for readability diagnostic tests and more | Specifications Drive Folder

Passage Pipeline 0.5 Beta

Coming Soon

Passages & Stimuli

Adult Passages 12th grade level—Apache 2.0 license:

Set 1: Undergoing final revisions. 13 passages (300 words with 5 multiple choice questions)

Adult Passages 8th grade level TOCHI:

Set 1: PDF with 12 passages (170 words with 2 multiple choice questions) | Spreadsheet
Set 2: PDF with 6 passages (300 words with 4 multiple choice questions) and 9 passages (500 words with 6 multiple choice questions) | Spreadsheet
Zip file with both Set 1 and 2 | Zip file

12th and 8th grade level ReadWorks Passages:

Coming soon

12th grade level ChangeAgent Passages:

Spreadsheet with 50 passages (30 words with 5 multiple choice questions) Coming soon

True/False Sentences—Developed using sentence generator from Crossland, M.D. et al, 2008:

Spreadsheet of 1200 four-word sentences with True/False designations | Spreadsheet

Words/Non-words—Generated using MCWord:

Spreadsheet of 2500+ six-letter words with Word/Non-word designations | Spreadsheet

Publications

2023 FEEC UCF Conference Workshop

Improve STEM Education by Implementing Individualized Format Readability Slides

The Effect of Individualized Font Formats on Reading Speed and Comprehension for Students in Grades 3-5

SSR | Link coming soon

Towards Individuated Reading Experiences: Different Fonts Increase Reading Speed for Different Individuals

TOCHI | PDF

Optimizing Electronic Health Records Through Readability

HFES | Article

Accelerating Adult Readers with Fonts

CHI | Article

Considering the Speed and Comprehension Trade-Off in Reading Mediated by Typography

JoV | Article

The Great Typography Bake-off: Comparing Legibility At-a-glance

Ergonomics | PDF

Individual Differences in Font Preference & Effectiveness as Applied to Interlude Reading in the Digital Age

VSS | Article

Glanceable, Legible Typography over Complex Backgrounds

Ergonomics | Article

Links to the Broader Community

Readability Wiki

A community Wiki page providing a snapshot of readability work across the ecosystem | readability.wiki

Readability Matters Research Page

Readability research from across the broader community | readabilitymatters.org