Recorded read-aloud of lessons and questions, and dyslexia-friendly typography designed around how dyslexic minds actually process text.
Updated October 2026
Dyslexia is a neurological difference that affects how the brain processes written language. It is not about intelligence. Children with dyslexia often have strong creative thinking, problem-solving, and verbal reasoning skills, but struggle with decoding text, spelling, and reading fluency.
Rise Bright is built around the science of how dyslexic readers process information. Every feature provides multi-sensory support and assistive technology.
Every feature is informed by published research on how dyslexic readers engage with text.
Lessons and questions can be played aloud from a recording, so children hear the words as they read them.
Syllable breaking tooltips appear on hover for longer words.
Clean, generously-spaced sans-serif at larger size with line-height 1.8x and increased word spacing. Recent peer-reviewed research finds standard sans-serif fonts are at least as effective as specialised dyslexia fonts for reading speed and accuracy. We updated this in 2026-05 based on the evidence; parents who prefer OpenDyslexic can opt back in from the profile screen.
Soft cream reading backgrounds reduce screen glare during long-form reading. Contrast can be tuned from the in-session settings drawer. These are comfort settings, and many children simply prefer warm backgrounds for sustained reading.
A line guide follows the cursor to help children keep their place on the line they are reading.
1.5x time multiplier on all tasks. No visible timer. Children can take the time they need to decode and process text at their own pace.
Our dyslexia learning design draws on published research into how children learn to read.
Published research on multi-sensory structured language instruction (Galuschka et al., 2014), phonics-based reading instruction (McArthur et al., 2012) and technology-assisted reading instruction (Jamshidifarsani et al., 2019) informs how Rise Bright presents text. Multi-sensory approaches combine visual, auditory, and kinaesthetic input. Rise Bright draws on this through recorded read-aloud of lessons and questions, so children hear the words as they read them.
Understanding the prevalence and impact of dyslexia in Australian schools helps parents make informed decisions about learning support.
Rise Bright's assistive technology approach is built around the challenges dyslexic readers often meet with printed text in traditional classrooms, such as small type and no audio support.
Rise Bright is not just dyslexia-friendly. It is also fully aligned with the Australian Curriculum for Mathematics and English from Foundation to Year 6.
Every lesson maps to specific curriculum outcomes. Progress reports show exactly where your child is against curriculum standards, making it easy to communicate with teachers and track real academic progress.
Built on the Australian Curriculum version 9. Queensland, Tasmania, the Northern Territory and the ACT teach it as published; Victorian and NSW code mapping is in progress.
Many children with dyslexia also have other learning differences. Rise Bright supports multiple conditions:
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