How IncluLiteracy works
A plain-language look at how we help you read, and the research it is built on.
Reading, taught by sound
Words are made of sounds. We help you match each sound to its letters and blend them into words, the way skilled readers learn. We never ask you to guess a word from a picture or the first letter.
The right words at the right time
The stories you read are built from letter patterns you have already practiced, so you can sound the words out instead of guessing.
We go at your pace
There are no timers, points, or streaks. You move ahead when you are ready, not when a clock says so. If a few tries feel hard, we slow down and take a calm breathing break.
Your reading stays private
What you read and practice stays on your device. We use no ads, no tracking, and no accounts for students.
IncluLiteracy is a reading-practice tool — not a medical device, therapy, or a substitute for a professional evaluation. Progress here does not diagnose dyslexia or replace a formal reading assessment.
The research behind it
Each choice above is built on peer-reviewed reading research. A few of the studies behind them:
- How words are learned
- Ehri (2014, Scientific Studies of Reading); Castles, Rastle & Nation (2018, Psychological Science in the Public Interest)
- Blending sounds into words
- Gonzalez-Frey & Ehri (2021, Scientific Studies of Reading) — connected, not chopped, blending
- Practicing decodable text
- Mesmer (2001, Reading Research Quarterly); Cheatham & Allor (2012, Reading and Writing); Castles, Rastle & Nation (2018)
- Comfortable letter and word spacing
- Marinus et al. (2016, Research in Developmental Disabilities); Łuniewska, Wójcik & Jednoróg (2022, Learning and Instruction) — a comfort and legibility setting
- A calm reading-aloud pace
- Keelor et al. (2020, Assistive Technology)
- Three answer choices per question
- Rodriguez (2005, Educational Measurement: Issues and Practice)
- Comprehension questions
- Pearson & Johnson (1978) question-answer relationships; Filderman et al. (2022, Exceptional Children); one question at a time, Kestin et al. (2025, Scientific Reports)
- Helpful, specific feedback
- Hattie & Timperley (2007, Review of Educational Research)
Our methods are informed by peer-reviewed research; the app itself has not been evaluated in a controlled study. The citations above are the evidence behind IncluLiteracy's own features.
Want the bigger picture: the Science of Reading, our approach, and the full research library? Explore the IncluShift research library.