Paige: Colored Overlays and Dyslexia

Paige is becoming increasingly sensitive to the controversies swirling in the field of dyslexic studies and education.  Just recently, for example, she has begun to study the use of colored overlays by dyslexic students while reading.  As Rello and Baeza-Yates (2012) relate:

The role of colors in readability has been extensively discussed in relationship to dyslexia [#dyslexia] ....  Previous user studies showed that specific text and background colors could be beneficial for reading on the screen (Gregor and Newell 2000; Rello, Baeza-Yates and Kanvinde, 2012). Moreover, text customization suggestions broadly agree that people with dyslexia normally prefer lower brightness and color differences among text and background compared to the average reader (Bradford, 2011; Pedley 2006; British Dyslexia Association, 2012). (par. 2-3)

Please click here to access another study.  To take a test comparable to working with colored overlays, please click here.  What color worked best for you? Do you think that these make a difference for reading comprehension and reading fluency? Please post in the comments below.

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