Reading standard fonts to the special ones (Harley, et al., 2016 Kuster, etīenefit of any kind-the dyslexic students in this study read faster (Marinus,Įt al., 2016). The studies even found that dyslexics-children and adults-preferred Improvement in reading rate, accuracy, or eye fixations (Duranovic, et al.,Ģ018 Kuster, et al., 2018 Rello & Baeza-Yates, 2013 Wery &ĭiliberto, 2017). Three new fonts have appeared (Open Dyslexia, Dyslexie, and Read Regular), allĬlaiming-without any empirical evidence-to somehow aid dyslexic readers. Quick search of the literature and here is what I found: Preferred by readers having trouble getting the print to stand still. The notion is that some fonts would be easier to read and would be particularly Mainly a visual problem-an idea that has largely been rejected in the scientificĬommunity. We now live in a digital age, so many of those earlier studiesĪre being replicated with regard to reading on the Internet or designingĭyslexia might benefit from a special type font suggests that dyslexia is Lengths, identified type sizes that were too small to accommodate successful He found out has become standard practice. Issues-always with the same conclusions-most print features made littleĭifference in reading or ease of reading, and none facilitated learning to read.ĭidn’t identify any print features that mattered-it is just that much of what He provided several summaries of each decade of research on these The supposed benefits of print design alterations, eye movement training, and Print itself (his 1963 book, Legibility of Print, is still a standard Of research on the impacts of print on reading and learning to read and on He published scads of research and reviews I was fascinated with print and its impact on reading. Some of my ELA teachers have been talking aboutĭyslexia fonts lately.
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