Arabic Scale Educational Consultancy “Miqyas Al Dhad” Enters Strategic Partnership with Diglossia to Advance Arabic Literacy Measurement

ABU DHABI, UAE — [October 27, 2025] — Arabic Scale Educational Consultancy LLC, the developer of “Miqyas Al Dhad”, a pioneering Arabic reading scale, has signed a strategic agreement with Diglossia®, a leader in Arabic literacy and language assessment, to officially adopt Miqyas Al Dhad as Diglossia’s designated Arabic reading scale. The collaboration is further supported by MetaMetrics®, the developer of the Lexile Framework for Reading, which powers Miqyas Al Dhad. MetaMetrics will conduct a study to align Diglossia’s assessment suite with Miqyas Al Dhad scale.

Eyad Darawsheh, General Manager of Arabic Scale Educational Consultancy LLC, and Mimi Jett, Founder and CEO of Diglossia, display the partnership agreement that will integrate the Miqyas Al Dhad reading scale into Diglossia’s digital literacy and assessment platforms. Image Courtesy: Miqyas Al Dhad

As the driving force behind this partnership, Arabic Scale Educational Consultancy reaffirms its commitment to supporting Ministries of Education across the Arab world in addressing literacy challenges by offering a unified and scientifically grounded approach to measuring both reader ability and text complexity in Arabic.

The Miqyas Al Dhad framework enables a robust ecosystem where educators, parents, and policymakers can match a student’s reading level to the appropriate text difficulty, ensuring that learners are engaged with content tailored to their individual abilities. The platform also empowers users to dynamically adjust reading materials to suit a student’s proficiency, helping bridge reading gaps and fostering meaningful progress.

“This partnership reflects our vision to provide the Arab world with a powerful, research-based reading scale that respects the unique linguistic characteristics of Arabic,” said Eyad Darawsheh, General Manager of Arabic Scale Educational Consultancy LLC. “By working with Diglossia and MetaMetrics, we are expanding the impact of Miqyas Al Dhad to reach more learners, and we’re building a collaborative reading ecosystem that benefits educators, families, and publishers alike.”

As part of the agreement, Diglossia will integrate Miqyas Al Dhad into its digital literacy and assessment platforms beginning with TALA® (Test of Arabic Language Arts), enabling schools and institutions across the region to access data-driven insights based on a validated Arabic reading scale. This adoption marks a major step in aligning assessment tools with culturally and linguistically appropriate metrics.

“Diglossia is proud to support the regional rollout of Miqyas Al Dhad, which fills a long-standing gap in Arabic reading measurement,” said Mimi Jett, Founder and CEO of Diglossia. “By aligning our tools with this scale, and delivering detailed reports, we are offering educators across the Arab world a meaningful way to connect readers with appropriate content, inform instruction, and measure growth.”

Additionally, MetaMetrics will conduct a linking study to ensure Miqyas Al Dhad is anchored in internationally recognized standards, while staying fully aligned with the morphological and syntactic structures of Arabic.

As part of its broader vision, Miqyas Al Dhad is also working with publishers across the Arab world to provide a growing library of leveled Arabic texts, offering a powerful platform for the reader community and ecosystem to discover, select, and engage with books measured by the Miqyas Al Dhad scale.

Together, this partnership lays the foundation for a future where Arabic learners are empowered through precise, accessible, and culturally relevant reading resources—delivering on the promise of literacy for all.