Accessibility in Reading with Dyslexia Joe Jordak Certain fonts can help kids with dyslexia such as Helvetica, Courier, and Arial. Those fonts are helpful because the letters all have the same weight and are spaced apart; however, it is much harder for students with dyslexia to read these fonts when italicized. Using colored overlays unexpectedly makes it harder for dyslexic readers since it slows down the number of words they can read per minute. Visuals (such as illustrations) help those with dyslexia better process the information within the text since they tend to be more visual in learning. Utilizing specific fonts accompanied with pictures benefits dyslexic readers.
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