E-readers 'more effective' for dyslexic readers

[Jazzy]

Short lines of text on electronic devices may help some dyslexic readers increase their reading speed and comprehension, research suggests.

On the device, those who struggled most with sight-word reading read faster and those with limited visual attention spans had better comprehension.

The ability to display text in short lines with fewer words helped pupils focus on each word, they told Plos One.

Lead researcher Dr Matthew Schneps, from the Science Education Center at the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics, told BBC News: "The key factor that's important in the effect being helpful is that there's a few words per line.

Lead researcher Dr Matthew Schneps, from the Science Education Center at the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics, told BBC News: "The key factor that's important in the effect being helpful is that there's a few words per line.

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If you have dyslexia, do you think an E-reader could help you?

 

[Raven]

No. I can't actually read off of them. End up ready the same line about 50 times and it still doesn't sink in.

 

[DrLeftover]

I do, as documented in the article linked below.

I have used "e-readers", no, it didn't help.

aixelsyD

Dyslexia is the most common cause of reading, writing and spelling difficulties in children and adults. Some people have difficulty in one area of learning but not another. Dyslexia may make learning to speak difficult, or involve the organization of written and/or spoken language's letters and sounds including learning a new language. It may also affect mathematical skills such as number facts and correctly performing arithmetic problems or accurately writing strings of numbers. Individuals with dyslexia are often creative and have above average intelligence.

Paraphrased from:
The International Dyslexia Association
http://www.interdys.org

It isn't often that the Desk recognizes itself in something.
But the more it read on the Dyslexia site the more it realized that they were talking about it.
Aside from the part about above average intelligence, the Desk can directly relate to most of the symptoms of Dyslexia. We'll say it here and now: Nobody has ever seriously accused the desk of having above average intellect.

http://themediadesk.com/newfiles3/dyslexia.htm