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She hated Open Dyslexic and found that simply adjusting the size and line spacing of Georgia was best, and better than any book she'd tried to read. Only a useless sample of one. However when I first saw "Open Dyslexic" I was surprised to discover it was just an idea with no actual real research to back it up. It's too busy. However every other positive aspect that people have mentioned of eInk over the last 7 years or so is absolutely true. My father died last month and was a total snob about books. Spent a fortune on special editions, like the Folio Society, yet he loved his Kindle PW and read under the bedclothes! Same birthday as C.S. Lewis but 32 years younger. I wonder what Lewis would have thought of an eInk ereader? Quote:
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I started reading "Classic" works from Gutenberg back before 2006, on the laptop. That's what motivated me to get a Kindle eventually. I'd I have bought the terribly grey Sony I saw in Dublin before the 1st Kindle was even released, but I couldn't afford it. Work had bought me the laptop in 2002. Last edited by Quoth; 11-29-2021 at 01:43 PM. |
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As you said, changing font and font size is a huge benefit. I know for me, I read a lot easier thanks to my e-reader, even though I don't suffer from any reading issues. It is just mich, much easier to adjust to what my eyes like and keep myself in the book, distraction free ![]() |
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Dyslexia is not an issue with vision, it's an issue with language. So, I don't see why a font would make a difference. I do kind of get why making a font bigger would help, as it would help slow down the reader to help comprehension more.
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The two are not mutually exclusive. I personally have friends who are dyslexic and who find that wearing glasses with certain colored lenses helps them. This is an example of how vision can impact on language processing. |
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There are more than one kind of Dyslexia. My wife has Dyslexia and it most often strikes when she is tired. One type she has makes words incomprehensible to her. For example, she can't read a stop sign. She knows it is a stop sign because of the shape, but the words do not make sense to her. Another one is sometimes when she reads the words seem to move. The third one is her sense of direction. She can have trouble driving to places that she drives all of the time. Her father called her stupid, her high school guidance counselor called her stupid. She graduated from UT Austin with a dual degree, one in special ed.
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https://www.understood.org/articles/...-friendly-font - "People sometimes believe dyslexia is a problem with vision . They think of it as reversing letters or writing backwards . But dyslexia is an issue with language." https://dyslexiaida.org/frequently-asked-questions-2/ - see the first sentence. Anecdotal evidence like yours might be right in some cases, though, I don't know. Everyone is different! Anyways, I think possibly, the colored lenses might help with contrast and focus, which helps with concentration, perhaps. If it works, more power to them. ![]() |
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I repeat, and nothing in that article disagrees - the two are not mutually exclusive. As I said "vision can impact on language processing. " (e.a.) |
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