Lucent Read

Lucent is an accessibility-focused application to support dyslexic learners in reading and understanding dense academic slide content. Lucent transforms lecture slides into structured, readable content that reduces cognitive load and supports neurodiverse learning styles through thoughtful design and adaptive accessibility tools. Purpose Many dyslexic students experience challenges such as: Long and complex sentences Dense paragraph formatting Losing their place while reading Slower reading fluency Cognitive fatigue Lucent addresses these challenges by restructuring slide content into clearer, more manageable formats while giving users control over how they read. Core Features Slide Import Import PDF lecture slides Extract text using PDFKit Prepare content for structured display Cognitive Clarity Tools Sentence chunking for long passages Adjustable text size Adjustable line spacing Adjustable letter spacing Focus Mode to isolate one sentence at a time Sentence highlighting Read-Aloud Support Text-to-speech Adjustable speech rate Optional synchronized highlighting during playback