Dyslexia-friendly fonts and reading tools are essential resources designed to support individuals with reading difficulties. These tools enhance readability, minimize visual stress, and improve decoding skills. Research has shown that using specialized fonts and assistive reading technologies can significantly benefit dyslexic learners by promoting fluency and comprehension (Walpole & McKenna, 2007; Knights, 2023).

Dyslexia-Friendly Fonts

Dyslexia-friendly fonts are specifically designed to improve letter recognition and prevent letter reversal, crowding, and distortion. These fonts include:

Dyslexie Font – Developed with unique letter shapes to reduce confusion.

OpenDyslexic – Features weighted bottoms to prevent letter flipping.

Lexia Readable – A clear and simple font designed for early readers.

Read Regular – Enhances readability for individuals with dyslexia.

Tiresias – Optimized for people with visual impairments.

Peppy the Puppy lines– Designed for hands-on early literacy and handwriting with the integration of spatial awarenes movement concepts.

Application for Students with Reading Delays
These fonts can be integrated into classroom materials, worksheets, and digital texts to improve decoding and word recognition. They help struggling readers by reducing cognitive load and enabling better focus on
reading comprehension.

Benefits

Enhances letter differentiation.

Reduces visual stress and reading fatigue.
Supports independent reading and fluency development.

Multisensory instruction is a structured, evidence-based teaching approach that engages multiple senses—visual, auditory, kinesthetic, and tactile—to enhance learning, memory, and reading fluency (LPK Reading
Literacy). Rooted in the Science of Reading and essential for literacy development, this method supports all learners, particularly those with dyslexia and reading delays, by reinforcing phonemic awareness, phonics,
fluency, vocabulary, and comprehension through interactive experiences.

Effective multisensory strategies include tracing letters in sand while saying sounds aloud, using manipulatives to build words, engaging in rhythmic clapping for syllable segmentation, using spatial awareness for teaching letter formation and integrating assistive technology for auditory reinforcement. By activating different neural pathways, multisensory instruction strengthens orthographic mapping, decoding skills, and long-term retention, making reading accessible and meaningful for diverse learners. At LPK Reading Literacy, we believe this approach to empower students, ensuring that literacy instruction is both engaging and transformative.

Examples of Multisensory Activities

Sandpaper Letters: Tracing letters while saying their sounds.

Elkonin Boxes: Using counters to map phonemes in words.

Tactile Writing: Forming words with playdough or string.

Phonics Sound Blending Charts: Encouraging phoneme segmentation and blending.

Sight Word Flashcards with Movement: Jumping, clapping, or tapping rhythms while reading high-frequency words.

Spatial Awareness: teaching letter formation is a form of multisensory instruction because it engages multiple senses—visual (seeing letter shapes), kinesthetic (body movement in space), and tactile (feeling strokes or air-writing). Activities like tracing letters in the air, using large motor movements, or practicing directional cues (e.g., "Start at the top!") help reinforce letter recognition and formation by connecting motor planning with cognitive processing. This approach is especially effective for dyslexic learners and students with handwriting difficulties, as it strengthens muscle memory, spatial orientation, and fine motor coordination for accurate and automatic writing.

Application for Students with Reading Delays

Students with reading difficulties benefit from these activities as they strengthen neural pathways for literacy development. Repetition and hands-on engagement solidify word recognition and comprehension.

Benefits

Increases phonemic awareness.

Supports retention through active learning.

Strengthens decoding and fluency skills.

Assistive technology tools bridge the literacy gap for struggling readers by providing digital support for decoding, comprehension, and writing skills.

Notable Assistive Technology Tools

NoorCam MyEye – AI-powered text-to-speech technology for students with severe reading difficulties.

Text-to-Speech Apps (e.g., Voice Dream Reader, NaturalReader) – Convert text into spoken words for comprehension support.

Speech-to-Text Tools (e.g., Dragon NaturallySpeaking, Google Voice Typing) – Allow students to dictate instead of writing.

Word Prediction Software (e.g., Co:Writer, Read&Write by Texthelp) – Enhances writing fluency by suggesting words based on phonetic input.

Application for Students with Reading Delays

These tools support independent learning, assist with decoding challenges, and enhance comprehension for dyslexic and struggling readers.

Benefits

Promotes reading accessibility and engagement.

Increases independence in literacy tasks.

Provides alternative pathways to reading comprehension.

Reading fluency depends on the ability to recognize words automatically and process text efficiently. Processing speed exercises enhance cognitive abilities for reading fluency.

Effective Fluency Exercises

Repeated Reading – Rereading passages to improve speed and accuracy.

Paired Reading – Reading aloud with a fluent reader for guided practice.

Choral Reading – Group reading activities to build confidence.

Timed Fluency Drills – Quick word-recognition games with increasing speed.

Sight Word Recognition Challenges – Fast-paced identification of high-frequency words.

Application for Students with Reading Delays

Structured fluency exercises provide essential practice for struggling readers, allowing them to develop automatic word recognition and improved reading stamina.

Benefits

Strengthens processing speed and working memory.

Enhances word retrieval and recognition.

Builds reading confidence and comprehension skills.

Student Expectancy of Reading Skills & Remediation Plans

The Five Essential Reading Components

Phonemic Awareness – The ability to hear and manipulate sounds in words.

Phonics – Understanding letter-sound relationships.

Fluency – Reading smoothly with accuracy and expression.

Vocabulary – Understanding word meanings in context.

Comprehension – Grasping meaning from text.

Remediation Plans for Students with Delays (e.g., The Reading Approach).

Phonemic Awareness Deficits: Use Elkonin boxes, rhyming games, and segmenting activities.

Phonics Deficits: Implement structured phonics programs (e.g., The Reading Approach, Orton-Gillingham, Wilson Reading System).

Fluency Deficits: Utilize repeated reading, fluency drills, and reader’s theater.

Vocabulary Deficits: Engage in word mapping, semantic organizers, and contextual vocabulary instruction.

Comprehension Deficits: Apply questioning strategies, summarization techniques, and graphic organizers.