ReadToMe’s Impact on Improving Grade-Level Reading Ability Gap

Matthew Effect in Reading The concept of the Matthew effect in reading was adopted by Keith Stanovich in 1986.1 The effect (named after the biblical parable in the Gospel of Matthew) describes the observation that learners who acquire reading skills early continue to accumulate reading ability transitioning from ‘learning to read’ to ‘reading to learn’. (This stems from the notion […]

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Technology-enabled large-scale teacher training | A ReadToMe Case Study

A study of the critical success factors and effectiveness of teacher training The changing education landscape post-Covid The COVID pandemic and resultant school closures necessitated innovative alternatives to traditional methods of teaching and learning. One effect was the redefinition of the “classroom” to include learning spaces beyond physical boundaries. Another important innovation has been in the rethinking of teacher training […]

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How students and teachers use ReadToMe | A Case Study

A grade-wise cross-sectional study of classroom engagement behavior with ReadToMe® About ReadToMe®: ReadToMe® is a multi-sensory AI reading and comprehension software. The design and deployment of ReadToMe® is guided by the principles of learning science: – Multi-sensory learning: Students learn better when they engage multiple senses.– Repeated exposure: Learning words multiple times improves retention. – Usage in own context: Students […]

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ReadToMe: A Study of Impact of Multi-Sensory Reading & Comprehension on Learning Outcomes over a Two-year Period – A Multi-Cohort Analysis

Background EnglishHelper provides technology-based reading and comprehension platforms for students across all age groups. Since launching in India in 2011, EnglishHelper has successfully implemented its multi-sensory reading and comprehension solution, ReadToMe®, in public and private schools across the country. The RightToRead Program is an effort to demonstrate that reading and comprehension technology can play a key role in solving the […]

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ReadToMe – a Study of Impact of Multi-Sensory Reading and Comprehension on Learning Outcomes – a Consolidated Analysis

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS BACKGROUND In the academic year 2017-18, the Government of Telangana State, the Government of Uttar Pradesh and the South Delhi Municipal Corporation (SDMC) piloted ReadToMe in schools in their respective regions. EnglishHelper conducted randomized sample assessments in these schools, designed as Baseline – End line studies. This would allow measurement of learning outcomes achieved in ONE academic year among […]

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WritingAssistant Comprehensive Automated Feedback

Abstract: Learning English is becoming the goal of an increasing number of people around the world. The resources provided in the classroom, however, are not always sufficient for adequate practice and reinforcement for English language learners. This is especially true when learning to write in English, where detailed feedback is a crucial part of the learning process. There is, therefore, […]

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WritingAssistant – Learn at Your Pace, in Your Context

Introduction: English is well known as the business language of the world – it is estimated that about one -fourth of the world’s population can communicate, at least to a small degree, in English. Its willingness to accept words and even grammatical structures from the vernacular has facilitated its rapid spread as the world’s lingua franca. While enabling people separated […]

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