[Simtrainer-l] Lexie or Dyslexie fonts

[Rebecca Kephart]

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Becky Kephart
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On Tue, Oct 4, 2016 at 11:43 AM, Susan Woodruff via Simtrainer-l <
simtrainer-l at lists.ku.edu> wrote:

> Hello SIM PDers …
> I am doing some informal coaching with an educational therapist.  I had a
> call yesterday with him, and he shared a very interesting experience.  He
> does strategic tutoring with generally fairly high performing students with
> disabilities, or high performing parents who have students with
> disabilities.  LOL  Anyway, he was working with a young man (10th grade)
> this fall, who excels in math and science but was “diagnosed” dyslexic.  He
> shared that this student is very motivated to learn to read better.  My
> colleague with whom I am coaching had heard about a font for students with
> dyslexia called dyslexie.  He bought it, and tried it with the young man.
> The 10th grade student looked at his tutor, and said “Oh, my gosh, I
> understand this sentence!”  It was alike a lightbulb turned on in his head
> by just reading something with this particular font.
>
> As wel talked, I thought that probably he should explore this some more.
> Comprehension could arise for a variety of reasons, but I wondered if
> anyone else had used or heard about the applications of a particular font.
>
> As I have explored on the internet, I’ve found that a font called lexie
> can be downloaded for free.  The font has wider spaces and looks more like
> printing.
>
> In fact, I downloaded it and added it to my font file.  This is lexie font
> that I downloaded for free.
>
> You can also download dyslexie for free or buy a package that you can
> install and use with e-readers, websites, etc. You can see it is similar,
> but quite a bit larger.  The small q looks like this: q, and the capital q
> looks like this: Q.  This is the font that my colleague is using.  You can
> check it out here:
> https://www.dyslexiefont.com/
>
> Anyway, I was wondering what your thoughts are on this or if anyone has
> experiences or insights they would like to share.
>
> Jean Schumaker - Very curious how this might impact writing and if it is
> actually legitimate.  Anyone know how dyslexia is actually diagnosed??  In
> several states there are separate categories for dyslexics.  In my work in
> Texas, there is a separate certifications and guidelines that are different
> from special ed.  Just looking to learn and expand my knowledge in this
> area.
>
> I know this is long, and I thank everyone who hung with me.  :-)  or in
> dyslexie:  :-)
> Thanks everyone…
> Sue
>
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