Insights from a dyslexia simulation font: Can we simulate reading struggles of individuals with dyslexia?

IF 1.9 3区教育学 Q1 EDUCATION, SPECIAL

Dyslexia Pub Date : 2022-05-01 Epub Date: 2021-12-01 DOI:10.1002/dys.1704

Zoey Stark, Léon Franzen, Aaron P Johnson

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Abstract

Individuals with dyslexia struggle at explaining what it is like to have dyslexia and how they perceive letters and words differently. This led the designer Daniel Britton to create a font that aims to simulate the perceptual experience of how effortful reading can be for individuals with dyslexia (http://danielbritton.info/dyslexia). This font removes forty percent of each character stroke with the aim of increasing reading effort, and in turn empathy and understanding for individuals with dyslexia. However, its efficacy has not yet been empirically tested. In the present study, we compared participants without dyslexia reading texts in the dyslexia simulation font to a group of individuals with dyslexia reading the same texts in Times New Roman font. Results suggest that the simulation font amplifies the struggle of reading, surpassing that experienced by adults with dyslexia-as reflected in increased reading time and overall number of eye movements in the majority of typical readers reading in the simulation font. Future research could compare the performance of the Daniel Britton simulation font against a sample of beginning readers with dyslexia as well as seek to design and empirically test an adapted simulation font with an increased preserved percentage of letter strokes [Correction added on 10 December 2021, after initial online publication. Abstract has been added].

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阅读障碍模拟字体的启示：我们能否模拟阅读障碍患者的阅读障碍？

有阅读障碍的人很难解释患有阅读障碍的感受，以及他们是如何以不同的方式感知字母和文字的。因此，设计师丹尼尔-布里顿（Daniel Britton）设计了一种字体，旨在模拟阅读障碍患者在阅读时费力程度的感知体验（http://danielbritton.info/dyslexia）。这种字体去掉了每个字符百分之四十的笔画，目的是增加阅读的难度，进而引起阅读障碍患者的共鸣和理解。然而，其功效尚未经过实证检验。在本研究中，我们将没有阅读障碍的参与者阅读阅读障碍模拟字体的文章与一组有阅读障碍的人阅读阅读 Times New Roman 字体的相同文章进行了比较。结果表明，模拟字体增加了阅读的困难程度，超过了有阅读障碍的成年人所经历的困难程度--这反映在大多数典型读者在阅读模拟字体时阅读时间和眼球运动的总体次数都有所增加。未来的研究可以将丹尼尔-布里顿仿真字体的性能与有阅读障碍的初级读者样本进行比较，并设计和实证测试一种改编过的仿真字体，增加保留字母笔画的百分比[更正于2021年12月10日，首次在线发表后添加。已添加摘要]。

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Dyslexia Multiple-

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3.90

自引率

9.10%

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期刊介绍： DYSLEXIA provides reviews and reports of research, assessment and intervention practice. In many fields of enquiry theoretical advances often occur in response to practical needs; and a central aim of the journal is to bring together researchers and practitioners in the field of dyslexia, so that each can learn from the other. Interesting developments, both theoretical and practical, are being reported in many different countries: DYSLEXIA is a forum in which a knowledge of these developments can be shared by readers in all parts of the world. The scope of the journal includes relevant aspects of Cognitive, Educational, Developmental and Clinical Psychology Child and Adult Special Education and Remedial Education Therapy and Counselling Neuroscience, Psychiatry and General Medicine The scope of the journal includes relevant aspects of: - Cognitive, Educational, Developmental and Clinical Psychology - Child and Adult Special Education and Remedial Education - Therapy and Counselling - Neuroscience, Psychiatry and General Medicine