Preferred Name
Steven Powell
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ORCID
http://orcid.org/0000-0003-2969-8230
Date of Graduation
Summer 2017
Document Type
Thesis
Degree Name
Educational Specialist (EdS)
Department
Department of Graduate Psychology
Advisor(s)
Ashton Trice
Deborah Kipps-Vaughan
Michael Hall
Abstract
Dyslexie is a font developed by Christian Boer specifically to enhance reading fluency in students with dyslexia. The present study examined its potential impact on the performance of 36 4th and 5th grade students with SLD on story reading. We found that Dyslexie, when compared to other common fonts that have been adjusted to control for Dyslexie’s large size and spacing, appears to have no effect on readers’ ability to read text correctly, comprehend text, or read faster.
Recommended Citation
Powell, Steven L., "The effect of a font intervention for 4th and 5th graders with dyslexia" (2017). Educational Specialist, 2009-2019. 116.
https://commons.lib.jmu.edu/edspec201019/116
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