Reading Disabilities and the Effects of Colored Filters.

O'Connor, Peter D.; And Others

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ERIC Number: EJ424456

Record Type: Journal

Publication Date: 1990

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Reading Disabilities and the Effects of Colored Filters.

O'Connor, Peter D.; And Others

Journal of Learning Disabilities, v23 n10 p597-603,620 Dec 1990

Reading-disabled children (n=92) were classified as either scotopic or nonscotopic using the Irlen Differential Perceptual Schedule. Use of either colored or clear overlays over reading material resulted in improved reading rate, accuracy, and comprehension when scotopic children read with the preferred colored overlay filter. Nonscotopic children showed no change. (Author/(DB)

Descriptors: Color, Elementary Secondary Education, Eyes, Intervention, Outcomes of Treatment, Reading Comprehension, Reading Difficulties, Reading Rate, Remedial Reading, Visual Perception

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Audience: Researchers; Practitioners

Language: English

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