Dyslexia & Blue Paper

[AnneM]

I understand that those with dyslexia can read MUCH more easily if what is written is on BLUE PAPER.

What I don't understand though is WHY this is?

Does anybody know or have any ideas?

[rosyred45]

Anne, I was looking through some things and came across this, you'll need to scroll down a ways, but there is under "spelling(homework, I think)" an explanation from a little girl.
www.dyslexia-parent.com/hints.html

[AnneM]

Thanks very much Kaiti !! ... This is really interesting!... I am going to copy and paste here what it says:

QUOTE:
Colored overlays - I heard about using different colored transparencies over the reading text. Every child is different but for my daughter it was blue. When I asked her what the difference was between reading from the white page and reading with the blue transparency, she said: "The words have spaces between them and don't mush all together." (Courtenay, Visalia, CA)
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[rosyred45]

I need to bump this up and ask for any resourses anyone might have for dyslexia. Let's see, it isn't dysgraphsia, he scored in the 97th percentile with that, but has a very hard time reading.

His mom said that if you don't stop him, he'll write everything nice and neat, but you need a mirror to read it. So any help would be appreciated by the Mom.
He's in 2nd grade BTW
Thanks

[AustinsMom]

Some people with difficulty reading can be helped with colored overlays, but not everyone with dyslexia has SSS (scotopic sensitivity sydrome is what I think it stands for). Here's a link with an explanation: www.readingandwriting.ab.ca/judypool/irlen.htm

[rosyred45]

Thanks Austinsmom, I don't know if him having Asperger's would have anything to do with it either. Sorry, forgot ot mention that earlier.

Thanks again