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Subject: using colored paper for assignments and tests

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Karen Engel

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Date Posted: 11:21:40 02/08/11 Tue

I often use color overlays for the students if they desire one. At the beginning of working with the child I just pull out my various colored overlays, put them onto a sheet with simple words on it and ask the student if they can see the letters any better or more clearly under the colored overlay. Often they just prefer to stay with the normal black print on the white page but certain students really find the colored overlays helpful. One of my older students loved the blue overlay (I find the blue is chosen more often than the other colors). Because it made such a big difference for him, we made sure that his assignments were printed on blue paper whenever possible and that his tests were also printed on blue paper if possible. Obviously this is more work for the teacher, but whenever possible try to get help for this student if they read much more easily on another color. They could also order the overlays online and have one in their backpack which they could pull out to lay over their textbooks if they so desire. Unfortunately these kids often feel "different" already from the other students and may not be open to adding another element to their school struggles.
I work one on one with students who struggle with reading and therefore there is no stigma associated with the overlays and I have even printed one of my binders entirely in blue so that the lessons we do are all on blue paper!
You can google "reading overlays" to find information on ordering these clear plastic overlays. They are not inexpensive, but very worthwhile to have on hand for your students as it can make a huge difference for some of them!

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Re: using colored paper for assignments and tests	Russel Van Brocklen	09:34:59 02/10/11 Thu