Colors, colored overlays, and reading skills

Colors, colored overlays, and reading skills

In this article, we are concerned with the role of colors in reading written texts. It has been argued that colored overlays applied above written texts positively influence both reading fluency and reading speed. These effects would be particularly evident for those individuals affected by the so called Meares-Irlen syndrome, i.e., who experience eyestrain and/or visual distortions - e.g., col...

Irlen colored overlays do not alleviate reading difficulties.

OBJECTIVES To test the efficacy of Irlen colored overlays for alleviating reading difficulties ostensibly caused by Irlen syndrome, a proposed perceptual disorder with controversial diagnostic status. PARTICIPANTS AND METHODS Sixty-one schoolchildren (aged 7-12 years) with reading difficulties were assessed by an Irlen diagnostician. We used a within-subject study design to examine difference...

The use of tinted lenses and colored overlays for the treatment of dyslexia and other related reading and learning disorders.

Neon colors illuminate reading units.

The effect of syllable-size reading units on neon color was investigated in 6 experiments. The stimuli consisted of 5- or 7-letter words or pseudowords with a syllable break either just before or just after the middle (target) letter. The target letter was overlaid with a plaid of red and green lines that gave it an ambiguous neon color. The letters preceding the target were overlaid with a mon...

Reading Skills