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Peer reviewedLovie-Kitchen, Jan; Whittaker, Steve – Journal of Visual Impairment & Blindness, 1998
This Australian study compared effects of relative-size magnification and relative-distance magnification on the reading rates of 24 adults with normal vision and 22 adults with low vision. For the subjects with low vision, the magnification method did not affect their reading rates, although subjects with normal vision showed slower reading at…
Descriptors: Adults, Foreign Countries, Large Type Materials, Low Vision Aids
Peer reviewedLussenhop, Krista; Corn, Anne L. – RE:view, 2002
This article reviews literature on the issue of whether it is preferable to teach students literacy skills using large print or using standard print with optical devices. Findings indicate reading standard print with optical devices is as effective a literacy medium as large print and, perhaps, a more effective one. (Contains references.) (CR)
Descriptors: Adults, Children, Large Type Materials, Literacy
