Coloured Reading Guide - Extra Wide

The Coloured Reading Guide is an extra-wide highlight strip designed to accommodate the larger print sizes often used by beginning readers. It supports readers with eye-tracking challenges by helping them keep their place, reduce visual fatigue and maintain focus. For some readers, the coloured overlay may also help text appear clearer.

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Coloured reading guides are a proven visual support for reading

The Coloured Reading Guide is a practical support and teaching resource for readers who are easily distracted, frequently lose their place, experience eye-tracking difficulties, find reading visually tiring, or struggle to see print clearly (when this is not related to visual acuity such as long- or short-sightedness).

Prof John Stein , Professor of Neuroscience, has devoted much of his research to studying the magnocellular pathways in the brain and dyslexia. His team’s research has shown statistically significant improvements in reading performance for some visual dyslexics when using coloured lenses (particularly yellow or blue).

The magnocellular system is thought to be especially sensitive to long-wavelength light.

• Yellow may boost magnocellular activity, supporting motion sensitivity, convergence and accommodation (eye coordination).

• Blue may help support arousal, reduce visual stress, and assist with attention regulation, particularly for those who experience fatigue, light sensitivity or fluctuating focus over time.

The use of coloured overlays or lenses remains controversial. However, coloured reading guides can be a helpful and affordable tool to trial as part of a broader reading support approach.

Our Coloured Reading Guides have been specifically designed to be extra wide, allowing them to accommodate larger font sizes commonly used by beginning readers.

Coloured Reading Guide - Extra Wide Features:

• Size: 17 x 3cm
• Coloured section size: 17 x 1.5cm
• Colour: Yellow or Blue (sold separately)