While there are special fonts
for dyslexic readers that can be installed on the iPad, there is limited research on their impact on reading speed and comprehension.
Because even with the good - sounding elements of all those glad tidings in Kobo's announcements (including a font response
for dyslexic readers), many folks were left wondering whether it's possible for a crop duster to fly too close to the sun.
Kobo also includes a special font
for dyslexic readers that weights each character a bit heavier toward the bottom.
As for software, Amazon is promising several updates such as new font sizes and bold settings, a new accessibility option
for dyslexic readers, left - aligned text and automatic light settings facilitated by built - in ambient light sensors.
The Kobo Aura offers 11 font options, including Dyslexie, which was created
for dyslexic readers.
Not exact matches
Additionally, young - adult
dyslexic readers maintained high connectivity to brain regions involved in phonology, suggesting that they continue to rely on effortful «sounding out» strategies into adulthood rather than transitioning to more automatic, visual - based strategies
for word recognition.
These pages from the Waterstones website include advice on what makes a dyslexia friendly book plus a list of dyslexia friendly titles and a downloadble guide to books
for young
dyslexic readers.
The distinction between difficulty in learning to read and difficulty in learning to write and spell is worth making because there are children who are normal
readers for their age but poor spellers: these children are dysgraphic (poor at writing and spelling) while not being
dyslexic (poor at reading).
Whether a teacher works in a general education or special education setting, public or private school, with
dyslexics, struggling
readers or skilled
readers, all teachers need to be trained in the science of reading to improve the outcomes
for all students.
She says it is not unusual
for dyslexics to go unrecognized until adolescence and beyond, a systemic shortcoming that effectively abandons struggling young
readers during the most critical years of learning.
Technology has already been lauded
for the help it can provide to autistic students,
dyslexic readers, and more.
As a
dyslexic, who well knows the challenge of learning to love to read, Don's goal is to write books
for children that are so engaging they will entice even the most reluctant or struggling
reader.
Intel
Reader: A
Reader for the Blind and
Dyslexic — The Intel
Reader is a specialty device marketed in the health care industry as an aid
for the vision impaired and
for reading - based learning disabilities.