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In a classroom where most students have IEPs and traditional instruction often falls short, Tom faced a challenge familiar to many educators: how do you deliver daily, differentiated reading instruction to students with widely varying needs, especially when speech delays, attention differences, and decoding struggles are all part of the equation?This case study follows Tom’s journey to answer that challenge. The solution? A daily, structured reading routine powered by Readability, an AI-driven platform that provides real-time speech feedback, adaptive comprehension support, and data educators can actually use.

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