Visual Reading Aids
Overview
Visual supports, like text magnification, colored overlays, and guided reading strip, help students focus and properly track as they read. Finding the right visual reading aid for students can help support Visual Processing and increase their speed of reading, particularly for those with Vision needs.
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Learn how BeeLine Reader uses color and focus to support fluent reading. By adding a color gradient from one line to another, learners can read with greater fluency and accuracy.
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Factors Supported by this Strategy
More Multisensory Supports Strategies
Communication boards are displays of graphics (e.g., pictures, symbols, illustrations) and/or words where learners can gesture or point to the displays to extend their expressive language potential.
Adding motions to complement learning activates more cognitive processes for recall and understanding.
Using earplugs or headphones can increase focus and comfort.
Tossing a ball, beanbag, or other small object activates physical focus in support of mental focus.
