Date of Award
12-7-1994
Degree Type
Thesis
Degree Name
Master of Science
Department
Liberal Studies
First Advisor
Patricia R. Whitfield, Ph.D.
Second Advisor
Ruth L. Meese, Ph.D.
Third Advisor
Stephen C. Keith, Ed.D
Abstract
Reading is a critical skill that all students must learn , but for the child with dyslexia it can be a very difficult task to overcome . A tool that may be used to accommodate a student with dyslexia is that of a colored overlay . The following is a study that examined the effects of colored overlays on the reading skills of one fifth-grade student and one sixth-grade student who are dyslexic . The Woodcock Reading Mastery Tests - Revised and an informal reading assessment were used as the measuring instruments . The results of those two tests were examined to find the relationship between errors without the use of overlays and errors with the use of overlays. The conclusions from this study showed there are positive effects with the use of colored overlays with some children with dyslexia.
Recommended Citation
Waller, Mitzi D., "The Effects of Using Colored Overlays On the Reading Skills of Visually Dyslexic Children" (1994). Theses & Honors Papers. 297.
https://digitalcommons.longwood.edu/etd/297
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