For Enterprise · Education & ESL
Every student. Finally reachable.
Add Cascade to your product, and the content you’re building will reach more students, automatically.
The Research
The same words. Understood with less effort.
Four decades of peer-reviewed research back this up: when the relationships inside text are clear, readers understand the same words with less effort. Cascade makes those relationships easier to ascertain, by making the relationships in text truly visible, automatically, in whatever product you’re building. Comprehension improves. Reader confidence follows. And it holds across reading levels, ages, and learning differences.
The Evidence
Neurodiverse learners see it first.
No identification required. No labeling. No separate version to build. Cascade structures the same content you’re already producing in a way research shows helps more students access it, including those who find reading difficult. Every student benefits, and none of them have to be singled out to get it.
4 out of /5
readers with ADHD or dyslexia prefer reading in Cascade
73%
of dyslexic readers find it easier
70%
of readers with ADHD find it easier
Second-Language & Multilingual Learners
Learning to read, or learning the language. We help either way.
Non-native English speakers showed comprehension gains in a single session, without translation, without simplification. And for students reading in their native language, Cascade already supports English, Spanish, French, German, and Italian, so your product doesn’t have to choose one audience over the other.
Up to 11%
comprehension gain for non-native English speakers, in a single session
100%
of students in a university Spanish program said Cascade helped them better understand the text and grammar
How Cascade Fits In
The words don't change. Your product's capability does.
Add Cascade to your product once, and every student who uses it benefits without you building or maintaining a separate accessible version. The words don’t change. What changes is what every reader can more readily perceive within them, and what becomes possible when the friction is reduced.
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From an educator
All of my 4th graders and 5th graders saw growth — confidence is through the roof, and they’re all volunteering to read aloud in class.
K-5 Interventionist
Why embed Cascade
A stronger product for every classroom.
Our research measures what Cascade does for readers. Here’s what those results mean for your platform.
Students read with more confidence.
When reading takes less effort, students engage with the content instead of avoiding it.
English learners read the same text.
Non-native readers understand more without translation or simplification so there’s no separate ELL version to build.
Your curriculum does more.
Lessons, passages, and assessments you’ve already built become easier to read. No new edition required.
A stronger case in every evaluation.
Peer-reviewed research and an independent Johns Hopkins review give buyers evidence to point to.
One product. Every student. No separate version.
No identification required. No separate build to maintain. Talk to us about adding Cascade to your product.
Good to know
Common questions
Is there research behind Cascade Format?
Cascade is backed by multiple studies across age groups and reading profiles, published in peer-reviewed journals. See the Research Portfolio.
Is Cascade actually free for teachers?
Yes. Individual teachers can register a free account and be ready to use it in minutes with no training required. Schools or districts can access Cascade under a license agreement.
How does Cascade help English language learners and students who struggle with reading?
By making sentence structure visible, Cascade gives both groups a scaffold for spotting how words relate to each other. See the Research Portfolio for a peer-reviewed study demonstrating the value of Cascade for ESL readers.
What if I want Cascade for my whole school or district, not just my own classroom?
Individual sign-up stays free, but a school or district-wide rollout goes through Cascade’s Education solutions team. Have your school reach out directly. Cascade also runs pilots for teams and organizations.
Is Cascade Reading evidence-based?
Yes. Cascade has conducted rigorous research which has been published in peer-reviewed journals, including two separate longitudinal studies following 4th and 5th graders and a University of Illinois eye-tracking study of 80 adult readers. See the Research Portfolio.
Is there real evidence this helps readers who struggle with reading, ADHD, or dyslexia?
Yes. Four in five adults with ADHD or dyslexia preferred Cascade Format over traditional text. See the Research Portfolio.
What does it cost to build Cascade into our product?
Shipping Cascade as part of your own product’s default experience requires a license agreement. Our goal is to create the easiest path for your users to benefit and for your team to implement. The cost and model depends upon the nature of the application and implementation, ranging from license fees to royalties.
Do you offer pilots for teams or organizations?
Yes, Cascade sets up pilots for teams and organizations evaluating an integration.