diff --git a/packages/mdc-dom/README.md b/packages/mdc-dom/README.md
index e3d3220dec9..c157ace0f01 100644
--- a/packages/mdc-dom/README.md
+++ b/packages/mdc-dom/README.md
@@ -2,52 +2,34 @@
 title: "DOM"
 layout: detail
 section: components
-excerpt: "DOM manipulation utilities."
+excerpt: "Provides commonly-used utilities for inspecting, traversing, and manipulating the DOM."
 path: /catalog/dom/
 -->
 
 # DOM
 
-MDC DOM contains ... TODO
+MDC DOM provides commonly-used utilities for inspecting, traversing, and manipulating the DOM.
 
 Most of the time, you shouldn't need to depend on `mdc-dom` directly. It is useful however if you'd like to write custom components that follow MDC Web's pattern and elegantly integrate with the MDC Web ecosystem.
 
 ## Installation
 
-First install the module:
-
 ```
 npm install @material/dom
 ```
 
-Then include it in your code in one of the following ways:
-
-#### ES2015+
-
-```javascript
-import {matches} from '@material/dom/ponyfill';
-```
-
-#### CommonJS
+## Basic Usage
 
-```javascript
-const {matches} = require('@material/dom/ponyfill');
+```js
+import * as ponyfill from '@material/dom/ponyfill';
 ```
 
-#### AMD
+> See [Importing the JS component](../../docs/importing-js.md) for more information on how to import JavaScript.
 
-```javascript
-require(['path/to/mdc-dom/ponyfill'], function(ponyfill) {
-  const matches = ponyfill.matches;
-});
-```
-
-#### Vanilla
-
-```javascript
-const matches = mdc.dom.ponyfill.matches;
-```
+## Ponyfill Functions
 
-## Usage
+The `ponyfill` module provides the following functions:
 
-TODO
+Function Signature | Description
+--- | ---
+`matches(element: Element, selector: string) => boolean` | Returns true if the given element matches the given CSS selector.
diff --git a/packages/mdc-dom/ponyfill.js b/packages/mdc-dom/ponyfill.js
index fce2fd201d1..033e8e91833 100644
--- a/packages/mdc-dom/ponyfill.js
+++ b/packages/mdc-dom/ponyfill.js
@@ -27,15 +27,15 @@
  */
 
 /**
- * @param {!Element} elem
+ * @param {!Element} element
  * @param {string} selector
  * @return {boolean}
  */
-function matches(elem, selector) {
-  const nativeMatches = elem.matches
-    || elem.webkitMatchesSelector
-    || elem.msMatchesSelector;
-  return nativeMatches.call(elem, selector);
+function matches(element, selector) {
+  const nativeMatches = element.matches
+    || element.webkitMatchesSelector
+    || element.msMatchesSelector;
+  return nativeMatches.call(element, selector);
 }
 
 export {matches};