ReadU

ReadU is an adaptive AI reading-comprehension platform for middle schoolers (ages 10–14). Students pick the topics they love (including space, mystery, sports, gaming, ocean life, and more) and ReadU writes them a brand-new reading passage at their exact reading level, with comprehension questions weighted toward the specific skills they most need to grow. A baseline reading calibrates a starting level (grades 4–9); from there the platform adapts session over session, tracking eight comprehension skills (main idea, inference, vocabulary-in-context, cause & effect, sequencing, author's purpose, key details, figurative language) with an exponentially-weighted mastery model, nudging difficulty up or down on performance, and feeding each reader's weakest skills back into the next generation. XP, ranks, streaks, badges, and a live skill dashboard keep it motivating. The thesis: personalization drives engagement, and engagement drives literacy - a kid who can't put down a story about their favorite game is a kid who's reading.