Help students access grade level text

uPar is a universal reading screener. It helps educators to determine how students best understand text. uPar also pinpoints which accommodations are best for each student.

Experience the power of uPar

Empower students to read their way by using uPar to screen for reading challenges and identify appropriate accommodations.

Help students with dyslexia

Many students with dyslexia read below grade level. Shifting some of the burden from the written word can help to raise self esteem and allow students to access content independently. uPar data identifies accommodations that work for individual students’ reading needs.

Empower students to access grade-level text

uPar pinpoints students who could benefit from read-aloud accommodations. This means that more students can get the support they need to access grade-level text. With Text-to-Speech, educators can group students by interest instead of level.

Promotes a UDL-centered approach to learning

uPar helps educators provide a curriculum that caters to many unique minds and learning preferences. It helps to identify students’ individual needs and deliver appropriate support tools. This UDL-based process puts the student at the heart of learning. 

Builds student agency

uPar shows students how they best understand written text. Giving them the opportunity to take control of their own learning helps them to advocate for themselves.

Features

uPar is steeped in research to provide accurate recommendations for reading accommodations.

Show “what works”

Helps students independently access the curriculum by showing their reading comprehension abilities with a read aloud accommodation.

Advanced AI voices

Compelling, rich and lifelike voices from ElevenLabs in our text-to-speech feature can help with focus, comprehension, and overall enjoyment of content.

Individualized data

uPar’s recommendations are based on what each individual student needs to understand text.

Research based

uPar grew out of research by Dr. Denise DeCoste and Linda Bastiani Wilson as well as real-world implementation in school districts across North America.

Data for IEPs

Upar diagnostic data helps to provide clear IEP recommendations, including testing accommodations. Data can be printed or saved to include in IEP documentation.

Feedback to students

uPar provides feedback directly to the students during the process and useful data is shared directly with the student—helping them lead their own learning.

“Extra Time” Tracking

Extra time is the most common testing accommodation. Upar provides data about extra time to read independently compared to listening to text read aloud with a text reader.

Aggregate data

Looking at data for larger groups of students. Make more programmatic decisions. Reporting insights for grade level.

Ready where you and your students need it

uPar works on all the major platforms including Chromebooks, iPads, PCs, Macs, and Android. Setup is easy with a variety of supports and configurations such as SSO, Google OUs, Google Classroom, Domain licensing, LTI app, and more.