Misc Notes

Some miscellaneous specifications regarding Readingful.

Favicon/Icons

I've created the site favicon and other device icons for Readingful. They currently exist in the root footer for the platform. However, they can be moved, if need be. Just make sure the code that supports them, and the pathways to their actual location, remains intact. That's because, like you see in the first mockup, above, we want devices like Chromebooks and iPads to allow teachers and students to place a nice looking Readingful icon on their device homescreens.

The full favicon package, favicons.zip, is located in the assets folder.

System Fonts

There are 3 different fonts we'll use for this project, based on edits I've made to existing Google fonts. They are...

1. readalot.woff2. This is the decorative font used for titles on Readingful. It still needs some additional edits. So, I will need to update this font again, before the project is production ready.

2. readingful.woff2. This is the main, bolded font used the most on Readingful.

3. readmore.woff2. This is the thinner version of readingful.woff2. Primarily used for large paragraphs of text in the teacher and admin areas, as well as an accent font in student/public areas.

Readingful Readability Index

Our readability calculation will be as follows, and uses only 3 basic data points: number of characters (without spaces), words, and sentences.

STEP 1: Divide the number of characters (not counting spaces) by the number of words.
STEP 2: Multiply by 4.92.
RESULT: Figure 1

STEP 3: Divide number of words by the number of sentences.
STEP 4: Multiply by 0.44.
STEP 5: Subtract 22.28.
RESULT: Figure 2

STEP 5: Add Figures 1 and 2 together.
RESULT: Reading Level.

We'll call it the "Readingful Readability Index."

Readingful Readability Index Equation:

[4.92 (characters/words)] + [0.44 (words/sentences) - 22.28], as shown in the second mockup, above.

Reading Levels:

Reading Levels will be a number with two decimal places, like this: 7.92

The first numeral represents the grade level, in this example, "7th grade" and the two decimal places represent a percentage, in this example "92%"

Meaning a 7th grade student, who is reading AT grade level, and 92% through the school year... should be able to comprehend this level of text.

Note: this is a play on the classic "Automated Readability Index" calculation. But, I've adjusted the weighting of the figures to arrive at the least variation from multiple different leveling methodologies that are commonly used by teachers. This gives us the closest possible leveling result, using the simplest math, in terms of what teachers actually expect.

Styling Checklist:

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