Re: reading with colored overlays

[Susan Jones <sujones@PARKLAND.EDU>]

It is a real disorder. However, it is relatively uncommon, and *far*
more rare than reading problems from other causes.
  And, even if it is the source of a child's reading problems, overlays
will not give back the reading and reading instruction that has been
lost in the meanwhile.
   So, while it is absolutely worth investigating, overlays aren't going
to singlehandedly raise those reading test scores :-)  One thing I look
for is the "words moving around" or other specific indicators that it's
a vision thing (though occasionally a kid's been *prompted* to think
they're moving around and it turns out there are no vision issues); for
many people with dyslexia, the letters behave perfectly rationally --
it's just a challenge to figure out the sounds & words they represent.
   You can see why a diagnostician can be important for getting a child
on the right remediation path...


Susan Jones
Academic Development Specialist
Academic Development Center
Parkland College
Champaign, IL  61821
sujones@parkland.cc.il.us

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