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Does the Irlen[R] Method Bring about an Increase in Reading Scores on a Specific Test of Reading for Students Found to Have Scotopic Sensitivity Syndrome?
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Faraci, Marie Elaine – ProQuest LLC, 2009
The problem. The purpose of this study was to examine the effect of the Irlen[R] method's use of colored overlays on the reading achievement of 3rd-grade students who were identified as having Scotopic Sensitivity Syndrome/Irlen[R] Syndrome. Method. This was a true experimental, pre-test, post-test design. The Irlen[R] overlay, either present…
Descriptors: Reading Achievement, Program Effectiveness, Teachers, Reading Instruction
Functional Color Components Used in Reading Instruction.
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Sassenrath, Julius M.; And Others – Psychology in the Schools, 1979
A group of 190 third through sixth graders were given either 6, 16, or 26 months of reading instruction with functional color components (FCC) of parts of words. Another 160 children in the same schools did not recieve FCC instruction. FCC brought about improvement in reading scores. Nondisability children showed greater improvement. (Author)
Descriptors: Children, Color, Elementary Education, Reading Difficulties
The Effectiveness of Color Coding on Middle School Students' Ability To Differentiate Explicit from Implicit Information in Narrative and Expository Texts.
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Schraeder, Laura L. – 1997
This study investigated the effectiveness of color coding, accomplished by highlighting, used to help students differentiate between exact meaning (explicit information) and implied meaning (implicit information) in both narrative (short story) and expository texts. Subjects were 78 sixth-grade students randomly enrolled in four language arts…
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Color, Discourse Analysis, Expository Writing