Our “Reading news, explained” series follows what's happening in early reading and explains what it means for families and teachers. This page says how those pieces are made, so you can judge them for yourself.
Each piece is researched and drafted by an AI writing assistant that works to our written news standards. A separate AI fact-checker, which didn't write the piece, then checks every fact against its source. Another AI reviewer checks the reading terms and anything we say in our own voice against our reading standards.
A person at DecodiVerse reads every piece and decides whether it's published. Nothing is published automatically.
Every fact (a number, a date, a name, a law, a finding) is tied to a source that was opened while the piece was written.
For each fact we keep a short passage from the source, word for word. The fact-checker re-opens the source and finds that passage on the page.
If a source can't be opened and checked, the fact stays out of the piece.
We prefer the original record: the law, the official data release, the research paper. Reports from established education newsrooms come next.
Important facts, such as test results, laws, deadlines and rights, need the official source or two independent newsroom reports.
When an advocacy group, a company or a commentator says something, we tell you who said it.
Each piece lists its sources and the date its facts were last checked.
We report what reputable sources say, as they say it. Where they disagree, we say so and tell you who holds which view.
We don't take sides in debates about how reading should be taught, and we don't rate other programmes or products.
News pieces report; our guides give advice. When a news piece describes what a school, a state or a study does, that's reporting, not a recommendation.
We cover policy, data and research in the US and in other English-speaking school systems, and we say where and when each fact applies.
We never write about an individual child.
DecodiVerse makes decodable storybooks with the help of AI. When a piece touches decodable books, AI in education or children's data, it says so. News pieces don't sell: no prices, no plans, and at most one link to our stories.
If we get something wrong, tell us at support@decodiverse.com. We'll check it against the source, fix it, and add a dated correction note at the end of the piece. We re-check facts that can change, such as a bill's status or a deadline, at least every 90 days.
Read the series on our blog.