Friday, November 4, 2011

Will Font Help Dyslexics?



Do Dyslexics Need A Specially Designed Font

Dyslexia is both a visual and an auditory issue.  Let me explain, we learn to read by being read to.  We follow along while someone reads and we match up the sounds we hear with the letters and letter combinations we see.  So, there is both a visual (eyes) and an auditory (ears) channel from which we acquire information. The problem with dyslexics is that there is a processing delay in the auditory channel.  This is common knowledge in the education field and can be reference through any search of a peer reviewed database.  

Now the font because of its complexity may require the eyes to linger long enough for the auditory channel to catch up and therefore properly match the sounds with the letters.  Having a disorder doesn't make you an expert on it.  That requires actual knowledge and research and not imagined knowledge and research.