| Challenge: | Experimental results show that even a simple personalized CWI model can help the system avoid some unnecessary simplifications and produce more readable output. |
| Approach: | They evaluate the performance of a state-of-the-art LS system on individual learners of English at different proficiency levels and measure the benefits of using complex word identification models to personalize the system. |
| Outcome: | The proposed system produces a more readable output for learners with special needs and those with language disabilities. |
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