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E-Readers Are More Effective than Paper for Some with Dyslexia

6 days ago by themachinestops to c/books

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E-readers are fast rivaling print as a dominant method for reading. Because they offer accessibility options that are impossible in print, they are potentially beneficial for those with impairments, such as dyslexia. Yet, little is known about how the use of these devices influences reading in those who struggle. Here, we observe reading comprehension and speed in 103 high school students with dyslexia. Reading on paper was compared with reading on a small handheld e-reader device, formatted to display few words per line. We found that use of the device significantly improved speed and comprehension, when compared with traditional presentations on paper for specific subsets of these individuals: Those who struggled most with phoneme decoding or efficient sight word reading read more rapidly using the device, and those with limited VA Spans gained in comprehension. Prior eye tracking studies demonstrated that short lines facilitate reading in dyslexia, suggesting that it is the use of short lines (and not the device per se) that leads to the observed benefits. We propose that these findings may be understood as a consequence of visual attention deficits, in some with dyslexia, that make it difficult to allocate attention to uncrowded text near fixation, as the gaze advances during reading. Short lines ameliorate this by guiding attention to the uncrowded span.
shyguyblue 14 points 6 days ago

I use the open dyslexic font on my kobo because it's just easier to read when I'm tired. Also seems to be easier in low light mode, so I don't have to burn my retinas...

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db_null 3 points 6 days ago

Yes! And a large font size, my reading speed easily doubled

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massive_bereavement 4 points 6 days ago

Hah! Take that paper!

Also, someone with dyslexia said that it was easier for them reading with the paper or book upside down.

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dermanus 2 points 6 days ago

They're an underrated accessibility tool. My mom is older and it lets her make any book large print. I worked in a library back before e readers and the large print collection was always limited.

I hadn't thought about dyslexia but I'm glad it helps people with that too.

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