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Kuster, Sanne M.; van Weerdenburg, Marjolijn; Gompel, Marjolein; Bosman, Anna M. T. – Annals of Dyslexia, 2018
In two experiments, the claim was tested that the font "Dyslexie", specifically designed for people with dyslexia, eases reading performance of children with (and without) dyslexia. Three questions were investigated. (1) Does the Dyslexie font lead to faster and/or more accurate reading? (2) Do children have a preference for the Dyslexie…
Descriptors: Layout (Publications), Visual Aids, Dyslexia, Reading Rate
Gompel, Marjolein; van Bon, Wim H. J.; Schreuder, Robert – Journal of Visual Impairment and Blindness, 2004
This study of the reading of text found that despite their lower reading speed on a reading-comprehension task, the children with low vision comprehended texts at least as well as did the sighted children. Children with low vision need more time to read and comprehend a text, but they seem to use this time with enough efficiency to process the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Reading Processes, Reading Rate, Reading Comprehension